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252b5132 1/* Generic BFD support for file formats.
9553c638 2 Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
aa820537 3 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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4 Written by Cygnus Support.
5
ed781d5d 6 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
252b5132 7
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8 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
cd123cb7 10 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
ed781d5d 11 (at your option) any later version.
252b5132 12
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13 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
16 GNU General Public License for more details.
252b5132 17
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18 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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20 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
21 MA 02110-1301, USA. */
22
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23
24/*
25SECTION
26 File formats
27
28 A format is a BFD concept of high level file contents type. The
3fde5a36 29 formats supported by BFD are:
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30
31 o <<bfd_object>>
32
33 The BFD may contain data, symbols, relocations and debug info.
34
35 o <<bfd_archive>>
36
37 The BFD contains other BFDs and an optional index.
38
39 o <<bfd_core>>
40
41 The BFD contains the result of an executable core dump.
42
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43SUBSECTION
44 File format functions
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45*/
46
252b5132 47#include "sysdep.h"
3db64b00 48#include "bfd.h"
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49#include "libbfd.h"
50
51/* IMPORT from targets.c. */
52extern const size_t _bfd_target_vector_entries;
53
54/*
55FUNCTION
56 bfd_check_format
57
58SYNOPSIS
ed781d5d 59 bfd_boolean bfd_check_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format);
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60
61DESCRIPTION
62 Verify if the file attached to the BFD @var{abfd} is compatible
63 with the format @var{format} (i.e., one of <<bfd_object>>,
64 <<bfd_archive>> or <<bfd_core>>).
65
66 If the BFD has been set to a specific target before the
67 call, only the named target and format combination is
68 checked. If the target has not been set, or has been set to
69 <<default>>, then all the known target backends is
70 interrogated to determine a match. If the default target
71 matches, it is used. If not, exactly one target must recognize
72 the file, or an error results.
73
b34976b6 74 The function returns <<TRUE>> on success, otherwise <<FALSE>>
3fde5a36 75 with one of the following error codes:
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76
77 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
78 if <<format>> is not one of <<bfd_object>>, <<bfd_archive>> or
79 <<bfd_core>>.
80
81 o <<bfd_error_system_call>> -
82 if an error occured during a read - even some file mismatches
83 can cause bfd_error_system_calls.
84
85 o <<file_not_recognised>> -
86 none of the backends recognised the file format.
87
88 o <<bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized>> -
89 more than one backend recognised the file format.
90*/
91
b34976b6 92bfd_boolean
c58b9523 93bfd_check_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format)
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94{
95 return bfd_check_format_matches (abfd, format, NULL);
96}
97
98/*
99FUNCTION
100 bfd_check_format_matches
101
102SYNOPSIS
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103 bfd_boolean bfd_check_format_matches
104 (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching);
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105
106DESCRIPTION
b34976b6 107 Like <<bfd_check_format>>, except when it returns FALSE with
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108 <<bfd_errno>> set to <<bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized>>. In that
109 case, if @var{matching} is not NULL, it will be filled in with
110 a NULL-terminated list of the names of the formats that matched,
111 allocated with <<malloc>>.
112 Then the user may choose a format and try again.
113
114 When done with the list that @var{matching} points to, the caller
3fde5a36 115 should free it.
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116*/
117
b34976b6 118bfd_boolean
c58b9523 119bfd_check_format_matches (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching)
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120{
121 extern const bfd_target binary_vec;
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122 const bfd_target * const *target;
123 const bfd_target **matching_vector = NULL;
124 const bfd_target *save_targ, *right_targ, *ar_right_targ;
252b5132 125 int match_count;
3619ad04 126 int ar_match_index;
252b5132 127
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128 if (matching != NULL)
129 *matching = NULL;
130
3619ad04 131 if (!bfd_read_p (abfd)
cea4409c 132 || (unsigned int) abfd->format >= (unsigned int) bfd_type_end)
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133 {
134 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
b34976b6 135 return FALSE;
1d713d9e 136 }
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137
138 if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
b34976b6 139 return abfd->format == format;
252b5132 140
3fde5a36 141 /* Since the target type was defaulted, check them
252b5132 142 all in the hope that one will be uniquely recognized. */
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143 save_targ = abfd->xvec;
144 match_count = 0;
3619ad04 145 ar_match_index = _bfd_target_vector_entries;
3fde5a36 146
5a1dcb7e 147 if (matching != NULL || *bfd_associated_vector != NULL)
252b5132 148 {
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149 bfd_size_type amt;
150
08f74004 151 amt = sizeof (*matching_vector) * 2 * _bfd_target_vector_entries;
a50b1753 152 matching_vector = (const bfd_target **) bfd_malloc (amt);
252b5132 153 if (!matching_vector)
b34976b6 154 return FALSE;
252b5132 155 }
3fde5a36 156
252b5132 157 right_targ = 0;
3619ad04 158 ar_right_targ = 0;
252b5132 159
1d713d9e 160 /* Presume the answer is yes. */
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161 abfd->format = format;
162
163 /* If the target type was explicitly specified, just check that target. */
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164 if (!abfd->target_defaulted)
165 {
dc810e39 166 if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) 0, SEEK_SET) != 0) /* rewind! */
5a1dcb7e 167 goto err_ret;
3fde5a36 168
1d713d9e 169 right_targ = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
3fde5a36 170
1d713d9e 171 if (right_targ)
5a1dcb7e 172 goto ok_ret;
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173
174 /* For a long time the code has dropped through to check all
175 targets if the specified target was wrong. I don't know why,
176 and I'm reluctant to change it. However, in the case of an
177 archive, it can cause problems. If the specified target does
178 not permit archives (e.g., the binary target), then we should
179 not allow some other target to recognize it as an archive, but
180 should instead allow the specified target to recognize it as an
181 object. When I first made this change, it broke the PE target,
182 because the specified pei-i386 target did not recognize the
183 actual pe-i386 archive. Since there may be other problems of
184 this sort, I changed this test to check only for the binary
185 target. */
186 if (format == bfd_archive && save_targ == &binary_vec)
5a1dcb7e 187 goto err_unrecog;
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188 }
189
190 for (target = bfd_target_vector; *target != NULL; target++)
191 {
192 const bfd_target *temp;
3619ad04 193 bfd_error_type err;
3fde5a36 194
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195 /* Don't check the default target twice. */
196 if (*target == &binary_vec
197 || (!abfd->target_defaulted && *target == save_targ))
1d713d9e 198 continue;
3fde5a36 199
ed781d5d 200 abfd->xvec = *target; /* Change BFD's target temporarily. */
3fde5a36 201
dc810e39 202 if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) 0, SEEK_SET) != 0)
5a1dcb7e 203 goto err_ret;
3fde5a36 204
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205 /* If _bfd_check_format neglects to set bfd_error, assume
206 bfd_error_wrong_format. We didn't used to even pay any
207 attention to bfd_error, so I suspect that some
208 _bfd_check_format might have this problem. */
209 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
210
211 temp = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
3fde5a36 212
fbb3bb98 213 if (temp && (abfd->format != bfd_archive || bfd_has_map (abfd)))
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214 {
215 /* This format checks out as ok! */
1d713d9e 216 right_targ = temp;
3fde5a36 217
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218 /* If this is the default target, accept it, even if other
219 targets might match. People who want those other targets
220 have to set the GNUTARGET variable. */
221 if (temp == bfd_default_vector[0])
222 {
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223 match_count = 1;
224 break;
252b5132 225 }
3619ad04 226
5a1dcb7e 227 if (matching_vector)
08f74004 228 matching_vector[match_count] = temp;
3619ad04 229 match_count++;
1d713d9e 230 }
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231 else if (temp
232 || (err = bfd_get_error ()) == bfd_error_wrong_object_format
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233 || err == bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized)
234 {
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235 /* An archive with no armap or objects of the wrong type,
236 or an ambiguous match. We want this target to match
237 if we get no better matches. */
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238 if (ar_right_targ != bfd_default_vector[0])
239 ar_right_targ = *target;
5a1dcb7e 240 if (matching_vector)
08f74004 241 matching_vector[ar_match_index] = *target;
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242 ar_match_index++;
243 }
244 else if (err != bfd_error_wrong_format)
5a1dcb7e 245 goto err_ret;
1d713d9e 246 }
3fde5a36 247
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248 if (match_count == 0)
249 {
250 /* Try partial matches. */
251 right_targ = ar_right_targ;
ed781d5d 252
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253 if (right_targ == bfd_default_vector[0])
254 {
255 match_count = 1;
256 }
257 else
258 {
259 match_count = ar_match_index - _bfd_target_vector_entries;
ed781d5d 260
5a1dcb7e 261 if (matching_vector && match_count > 1)
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262 memcpy (matching_vector,
263 matching_vector + _bfd_target_vector_entries,
264 sizeof (*matching_vector) * match_count);
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265 }
266 }
267
5a1dcb7e 268 if (match_count > 1)
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269 {
270 const bfd_target * const *assoc = bfd_associated_vector;
271
272 while ((right_targ = *assoc++) != NULL)
273 {
274 int i = match_count;
275
276 while (--i >= 0)
277 if (matching_vector[i] == right_targ)
278 break;
279
280 if (i >= 0)
281 {
282 match_count = 1;
283 break;
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284 }
285 }
286 }
287
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288 if (match_count == 1)
289 {
5a1dcb7e 290 ok_ret:
1d713d9e 291 abfd->xvec = right_targ; /* Change BFD's target permanently. */
3fde5a36 292
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293 /* If the file was opened for update, then `output_has_begun'
294 some time ago when the file was created. Do not recompute
295 sections sizes or alignments in _bfd_set_section_contents.
296 We can not set this flag until after checking the format,
297 because it will interfere with creation of BFD sections. */
298 if (abfd->direction == both_direction)
299 abfd->output_has_begun = TRUE;
300
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301 if (matching_vector)
302 free (matching_vector);
b34976b6 303 return TRUE; /* File position has moved, BTW. */
252b5132 304 }
252b5132 305
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306 if (match_count == 0)
307 {
5a1dcb7e 308 err_unrecog:
252b5132 309 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_not_recognized);
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310 err_ret:
311 abfd->xvec = save_targ;
312 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
313 if (matching_vector)
c58b9523 314 free (matching_vector);
5a1dcb7e 315 return FALSE;
252b5132 316 }
3619ad04 317
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318 abfd->xvec = save_targ; /* Restore original target type. */
319 abfd->format = bfd_unknown; /* Restore original format. */
320 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized);
321
322 if (matching)
323 {
324 *matching = (char **) matching_vector;
325 matching_vector[match_count] = NULL;
326 /* Return target names. This is a little nasty. Maybe we
327 should do another bfd_malloc? */
328 while (--match_count >= 0)
3619ad04 329 {
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330 const char *name = matching_vector[match_count]->name;
331 *(const char **) &matching_vector[match_count] = name;
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332 }
333 }
b34976b6 334 return FALSE;
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335}
336
337/*
338FUNCTION
339 bfd_set_format
340
341SYNOPSIS
ed781d5d 342 bfd_boolean bfd_set_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format);
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343
344DESCRIPTION
345 This function sets the file format of the BFD @var{abfd} to the
346 format @var{format}. If the target set in the BFD does not
347 support the format requested, the format is invalid, or the BFD
348 is not open for writing, then an error occurs.
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349*/
350
b34976b6 351bfd_boolean
c58b9523 352bfd_set_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format)
252b5132 353{
3619ad04 354 if (bfd_read_p (abfd)
cea4409c 355 || (unsigned int) abfd->format >= (unsigned int) bfd_type_end)
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356 {
357 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
b34976b6 358 return FALSE;
1d713d9e 359 }
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360
361 if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
b34976b6 362 return abfd->format == format;
252b5132 363
1d713d9e 364 /* Presume the answer is yes. */
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365 abfd->format = format;
366
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367 if (!BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_set_format, (abfd)))
368 {
369 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
b34976b6 370 return FALSE;
1d713d9e 371 }
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b34976b6 373 return TRUE;
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374}
375
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376/*
377FUNCTION
378 bfd_format_string
379
380SYNOPSIS
ed781d5d 381 const char *bfd_format_string (bfd_format format);
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382
383DESCRIPTION
384 Return a pointer to a const string
385 <<invalid>>, <<object>>, <<archive>>, <<core>>, or <<unknown>>,
386 depending upon the value of @var{format}.
387*/
388
3619ad04 389const char *
c58b9523 390bfd_format_string (bfd_format format)
252b5132 391{
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392 if (((int) format < (int) bfd_unknown)
393 || ((int) format >= (int) bfd_type_end))
252b5132 394 return "invalid";
3fde5a36 395
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396 switch (format)
397 {
398 case bfd_object:
7dee875e 399 return "object"; /* Linker/assembler/compiler output. */
3fde5a36 400 case bfd_archive:
1d713d9e 401 return "archive"; /* Object archive file. */
3fde5a36 402 case bfd_core:
1d713d9e 403 return "core"; /* Core dump. */
3fde5a36 404 default:
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405 return "unknown";
406 }
252b5132 407}
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