+2014-03-17 Christopher Faylor <me.cygwin2013@cgf.cx>
+
+ * ld.texinfo: Document change in handling of --enable-auto-image-base.
+ * emultempl/pe.em (pe_auto_image_base): Set to default base.
+ (gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Change usage message to reflect
+ optional --enable-auto-image-base argument.
+ (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle optional
+ --enable-auto-image-base argument.
+ (compute_dll_image_base): Eliminate constant. Use pe_auto_image_base.
+
2014-03-19 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
* Makefile.am (default-manifest.o): Use WINDRES_FOR_TARGET.
static char *pe_out_def_filename = NULL;
static char *pe_implib_filename = NULL;
static int pe_enable_auto_image_base = 0;
+static unsigned long pe_auto_image_base = 0x61500000;
static char *pe_dll_search_prefix = NULL;
#endif
treating -c as an abbreviation for these --compat-implib. */
{"compat-implib", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_IMP_COMPAT},
{"compat-implib", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_IMP_COMPAT},
- {"enable-auto-image-base", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_ENABLE_AUTO_IMAGE_BASE},
+ {"enable-auto-image-base", optional_argument, NULL, OPTION_ENABLE_AUTO_IMAGE_BASE},
{"disable-auto-image-base", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_DISABLE_AUTO_IMAGE_BASE},
{"dll-search-prefix", required_argument, NULL, OPTION_DLL_SEARCH_PREFIX},
{"no-default-excludes", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_NO_DEFAULT_EXCLUDES},
fprintf (file, _(" --kill-at Remove @nn from exported symbols\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --out-implib <file> Generate import library\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --output-def <file> Generate a .DEF file for the built DLL\n"));
- fprintf (file, _(" --warn-duplicate-exports Warn about duplicate exports.\n"));
+ fprintf (file, _(" --warn-duplicate-exports Warn about duplicate exports\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --compat-implib Create backward compatible import libs;\n\
create __imp_<SYMBOL> as well.\n"));
- fprintf (file, _(" --enable-auto-image-base Automatically choose image base for DLLs\n\
- unless user specifies one\n"));
+ fprintf (file, _(" --enable-auto-image-base[=<address>] Automatically choose image base for DLLs\n\
+ (optionally starting with address) unless\n\
+ specifically set with --image-base\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --disable-auto-image-base Do not auto-choose image base. (default)\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --dll-search-prefix=<string> When linking dynamically to a dll without\n\
an importlib, use <string><basename>.dll\n\
break;
case OPTION_ENABLE_AUTO_IMAGE_BASE:
pe_enable_auto_image_base = 1;
+ if (optarg && *optarg)
+ {
+ char *end;
+ pe_auto_image_base = strtoul(optarg, &end, 0);
+ /* XXX should check that we actually parsed something */
+ }
break;
case OPTION_DISABLE_AUTO_IMAGE_BASE:
pe_enable_auto_image_base = 0;
compute_dll_image_base (const char *ofile)
{
unsigned long hash = strhash (ofile);
- return 0x61300000 + ((hash << 16) & 0x0FFC0000);
+ return pe_auto_image_base + ((hash << 16) & 0x0FFC0000);
}
#endif
@kindex --enable-auto-image-base
@item --enable-auto-image-base
-Automatically choose the image base for DLLs, unless one is specified
-using the @code{--image-base} argument. By using a hash generated
-from the dllname to create unique image bases for each DLL, in-memory
-collisions and relocations which can delay program execution are
-avoided.
+@itemx --enable-auto-image-base=@var{value}
+Automatically choose the image base for DLLs, optionally starting with base
+@var{value}, unless one is specified using the @code{--image-base} argument.
+By using a hash generated from the dllname to create unique image bases
+for each DLL, in-memory collisions and relocations which can delay program
+execution are avoided.
[This option is specific to the i386 PE targeted port of the linker]
@kindex --disable-auto-image-base