* ld.h (args_type): Add filter_shlib and auxiliary_filter_shlib

	fields.
	* lexsup.c (parse_args): Recognize --auxiliary/-f and
	--filter/-F.
	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation):
	Pass filter_shlib and auxiliary_filter_shlib to
	size_dynamic_sections.
	* ld.texinfo, ld.1: Document --filter/-F and --auxiliary/-f.

diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 3d22210f3674c7cece2f7f933ba2e3177986c44a..026c5fe1ec6678e6607cac8467f2f1c645775a72 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+Tue Dec 31 14:48:30 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
+
+       * ld.h (args_type): Add filter_shlib and auxiliary_filter_shlib
+       fields.
+       * lexsup.c (parse_args): Recognize --auxiliary/-f and
+       --filter/-F.
+       * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation):
+       Pass filter_shlib and auxiliary_filter_shlib to
+       size_dynamic_sections.
+       * ld.texinfo, ld.1: Document --filter/-F and --auxiliary/-f.
+
 start-sanitize-v850
 Mon Dec 30 13:55:57 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>
 

diff --git a/ld/ld.1 b/ld/ld.1
index 10fcf7e3204d38231b686257a1437b60b34e2304..610f046b69d6e913d9ff834ad7ec4081837b6f01 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ld.1
+++ b/ld/ld.1
@@ -48,9 +48,17 @@ ld \- the GNU linker
 .RB "[\|" \-embedded\-relocs "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-E "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-export\-dynamic "\|]"
-.RB "[\|" \-F "\|]" 
+.RB "[\|" "\-f\ "\c
+.I name\c
+\&\|]
+.RB "[\|" "\-\-auxiliary\ "\c
+.I name\c
+\&\|]
 .RB "[\|" "\-F\ "\c
-.I format\c
+.I name\c
+\&\|]
+.RB "[\|" "\-\-filter\ "\c
+.I name\c
 \&\|]
 .RB "[\|" "\-format\ "\c
 .I input-format\c
@@ -59,6 +67,12 @@ ld \- the GNU linker
 .RB "[\|" \-G
 .I size\c
 \&\|]
+.RB "[\|" "\-h\ "\c
+.I name\c
+\&\|]
+.RB "[\|" "\-soname\ "\c
+.I name\c
+\&\|]
 .RB "[\|" \-\-help "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-i "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-l\c
@@ -482,28 +496,24 @@ by a dynamic object.  This option is needed for some uses of
 .I dlopen.
 
 .TP
-.B \-F
+.BI "-f " "name"
 .TP
-.BI "-F" "format"
-Some older linkers used this option throughout a compilation toolchain
-for specifying object-file format for both input and output object
-files.  \c
-.B ld\c
-\&'s mechanisms (the \c
-.B \-b\c
-\& or \c
-.B \-format\c
-\& options
-for input files, the \c
-.B TARGET\c
-\& command in linker scripts for output
-files, the \c
-.B GNUTARGET\c
-\& environment variable) are more flexible, but
-but it accepts (and ignores) the \c
-.B \-F\c
-\& option flag for compatibility
-with scripts written to call the old linker.
+.BI "--auxiliary " "name"
+When creating an ELF shared object, set the internal DT_AUXILIARY field
+to the specified name.  This tells the dynamic linker that the symbol
+table of the shared object should be used as an auxiliary filter on the
+symbol table of the shared object
+.I name.
+
+.TP
+.BI "-F " "name"
+.TP
+.BI "--filter " "name"
+When creating an ELF shared object, set the internal DT_FILTER field to
+the specified name.  This tells the dynamic linker that the symbol table
+of the shared object should be used as a filter on the symbol table of
+the shared object
+.I name.
 
 .TP
 .BI "\-format " "input\-format"
@@ -524,6 +534,16 @@ to
 .I size
 under MIPS ECOFF.  Ignored for other object file formats.
 
+.TP
+.BI "-h " "name"
+.TP
+.BI "-soname " "name"
+When creating an ELF shared object, set the internal DT_SONAME field to
+the specified name.  When an executable is linked with a shared object
+which has a DT_SONAME field, then when the executable is run the dynamic
+linker will attempt to load the shared object specified by the DT_SONAME
+field rather than the using the file name given to the linker.
+
 .TP
 .B \-\-help
 Print a summary of the command-line options on the standard output and exit.

diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo
index b53219539501aa53cded96363d678b14f938247d..ed90fab2e438797ff2384826257e3eeea4249baf 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ld.texinfo
+++ b/ld/ld.texinfo
@@ -327,19 +327,31 @@ dynamic symbol table.  Normally, the dynamic symbol table contains only
 symbols which are used by a dynamic object.  This option is needed for
 some uses of @code{dlopen}.
 
-@ifclear SingleFormat
+@kindex -f
+@kindex --auxiliary
+@item -f
+@itemx --auxiliary @var{name}
+When creating an ELF shared object, set the internal DT_AUXILIARY field
+to the specified name.  This tells the dynamic linker that the symbol
+table of the shared object should be used as an auxiliary filter on the
+symbol table of the shared object @var{name}.
+
 @kindex -F
-@item -F
-@itemx -F@var{format}
-Ignored.  Some older linkers used this option throughout a compilation
+@kindex --filter
+@item -F @var{name}
+@itemx --filter @var{name}
+When creating an ELF shared object, set the internal DT_FILTER field to
+the specified name.  This tells the dynamic linker that the symbol table
+of the shared object should be used as a filter on the symbol table of
+the shared object @var{name}.
+
+Some older linkers used the @code{-F} option throughout a compilation
 toolchain for specifying object-file format for both input and output
-object files.  The mechanisms @code{ld} uses for this purpose (the
-@samp{-b} or @samp{--format} options for input files, @samp{--oformat}
-option or the @code{TARGET} command in linker scripts for output files,
-the @code{GNUTARGET} environment variable) are more flexible, but
-@code{ld} accepts the @samp{-F} option for compatibility with scripts
-written to call the old linker.
-@end ifclear
+object files.  The @sc{gnu} linker uses other mechanisms for this
+purpose: the @code{-b}, @code{--format}, @code{--oformat} options, the
+@code{TARGET} command in linker scripts, and the @code{GNUTARGET}
+environment variable.  The @sc{gnu} linker will ignore the @code{-F}
+option when not creating an ELF shared object.
 
 @kindex --force-exe-suffix
 @item  --force-exe-suffix
@@ -3236,10 +3248,11 @@ the necessary information, such as the test case, on the assumption that
 a patch is all we need.  We might see problems with your patch and decide
 to fix the problem another way, or we might not understand it at all.
 
-Sometimes with a program as complicated as @code{@value{AS}} it is very hard to
-construct an example that will make the program follow a certain path through
-the code.  If you do not send us the example, we will not be able to construct
-one, so we will not be able to verify that the bug is fixed.
+Sometimes with a program as complicated as @code{ld} it is very hard to
+construct an example that will make the program follow a certain path
+through the code.  If you do not send us the example, we will not be
+able to construct one, so we will not be able to verify that the bug is
+fixed.
 
 And if we cannot understand what bug you are trying to fix, or why your
 patch should be an improvement, we will not install it.  A test case will