From: Ian Lance Taylor Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 19:50:29 +0000 (+0000) Subject: * ld.h (args_type): Add filter_shlib and auxiliary_filter_shlib X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=de220cbdb9f55e4c9a95055982aa947813378e6f;p=binutils-gdb.git * 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${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Pass filter_shlib and auxiliary_filter_shlib to size_dynamic_sections. * ld.texinfo, ld.1: Document --filter/-F and --auxiliary/-f. --- diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog index 3d22210f367..026c5fe1ec6 100644 --- a/ld/ChangeLog +++ b/ld/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +Tue Dec 31 14:48:30 1996 Ian Lance Taylor + + * ld.h (args_type): Add filter_shlib and auxiliary_filter_shlib + fields. + * lexsup.c (parse_args): Recognize --auxiliary/-f and + --filter/-F. + * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${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 diff --git a/ld/ld.1 b/ld/ld.1 index 10fcf7e3204..610f046b69d 100644 --- 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 b5321953950..ed90fab2e43 100644 --- 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