+2002-05-21 H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org)
+
+ * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_parse_args): Handle
+ "-z muldefs".
+ (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Add "-z muldefs".
+
+ * ld.texinfo: Updated for --allow-multiple-definition and
+ "-z muldefs".
+
+ * ldmain.c (main): Initialize the allow_multiple_definition
+ field to false.
+
+ * lexsup.c (OPTION_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_DEFINITION): New.
+ (ld_options): Add --allow-multiple-definition.
+ (parse_args): Support OPTION_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_DEFINITION.
+
2002-05-21 Jason Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
* Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATIONS): Add earmelfb_nbsd.o.
}
else if (strcmp (optarg, "defs") == 0)
link_info.no_undefined = true;
+ else if (strcmp (optarg, "muldefs") == 0)
+ link_info.allow_multiple_definition = true;
else if (strcmp (optarg, "combreloc") == 0)
link_info.combreloc = true;
else if (strcmp (optarg, "nocombreloc") == 0)
fprintf (file, _(" -z initfirst\t\tMark DSO to be initialized first at runtime\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" -z interpose\t\tMark object to interpose all DSOs but executable\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" -z loadfltr\t\tMark object requiring immediate process\n"));
+ fprintf (file, _(" -z muldefs\t\tAllow multiple definitions\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" -z nocombreloc\tDon't merge dynamic relocs into one section\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" -z nocopyreloc\tDon't create copy relocs\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" -z nodefaultlib\tMark object not to use default search paths\n"));
@code{now} marks the object with the non-lazy runtime binding.
@code{origin} marks the object may contain $ORIGIN.
@code{defs} disallows undefined symbols.
+@code{muldefs} allows multiple definitions.
@code{combreloc} combines multiple reloc sections and sorts them
to make dynamic symbol lookup caching possible.
@code{nocombreloc} disables multiple reloc sections combining.
are allowed and left to be resolved by the runtime loader. These options
disallows such undefined symbols.
+@kindex --allow-multiple-definition
+@kindex -z muldefs
+@item --allow-multiple-definition
+@itemx -z muldefs
+Normally when a symbol is defined multiple times, the linker will
+report a fatal error. These options allow multiple definitions and the
+first definition will be used.
+
@kindex --allow-shlib-undefined
@item --allow-shlib-undefined
Allow undefined symbols in shared objects even when --no-undefined is
link_info.optimize = false;
link_info.no_undefined = false;
link_info.allow_shlib_undefined = false;
+ link_info.allow_multiple_definition = false;
link_info.strip = strip_none;
link_info.discard = discard_sec_merge;
link_info.keep_memory = true;
#define OPTION_UNIQUE (OPTION_SECTION_START + 1)
#define OPTION_TARGET_HELP (OPTION_UNIQUE + 1)
#define OPTION_ALLOW_SHLIB_UNDEFINED (OPTION_TARGET_HELP + 1)
-#define OPTION_DISCARD_NONE (OPTION_ALLOW_SHLIB_UNDEFINED + 1)
+#define OPTION_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_DEFINITION (OPTION_ALLOW_SHLIB_UNDEFINED + 1)
+#define OPTION_DISCARD_NONE (OPTION_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_DEFINITION + 1)
#define OPTION_SPARE_DYNAMIC_TAGS (OPTION_DISCARD_NONE + 1)
#define OPTION_NO_DEFINE_COMMON (OPTION_SPARE_DYNAMIC_TAGS + 1)
#define OPTION_NOSTDLIB (OPTION_NO_DEFINE_COMMON + 1)
'\0', NULL, N_("Allow no undefined symbols"), TWO_DASHES },
{ {"allow-shlib-undefined", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_ALLOW_SHLIB_UNDEFINED},
'\0', NULL, N_("Allow undefined symbols in shared objects"), TWO_DASHES },
+ { {"allow-multiple-definition", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_DEFINITION},
+ '\0', NULL, N_("Allow multiple definitions"), TWO_DASHES },
{ {"no-warn-mismatch", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_NO_WARN_MISMATCH},
'\0', NULL, N_("Don't warn about mismatched input files"), TWO_DASHES},
{ {"no-whole-archive", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE},
case OPTION_ALLOW_SHLIB_UNDEFINED:
link_info.allow_shlib_undefined = true;
break;
+ case OPTION_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_DEFINITION:
+ link_info.allow_multiple_definition = true;
+ break;
case OPTION_NO_WARN_MISMATCH:
command_line.warn_mismatch = false;
break;