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252b5132 1/* Generic BFD support for file formats.
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2 Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001
3 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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4 Written by Cygnus Support.
5
6This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
7
8This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
11(at your option) any later version.
12
13This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
16GNU General Public License for more details.
17
18You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
20Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
21
22/*
23SECTION
24 File formats
25
26 A format is a BFD concept of high level file contents type. The
3fde5a36 27 formats supported by BFD are:
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28
29 o <<bfd_object>>
30
31 The BFD may contain data, symbols, relocations and debug info.
32
33 o <<bfd_archive>>
34
35 The BFD contains other BFDs and an optional index.
36
37 o <<bfd_core>>
38
39 The BFD contains the result of an executable core dump.
40
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41*/
42
43#include "bfd.h"
44#include "sysdep.h"
45#include "libbfd.h"
46
47/* IMPORT from targets.c. */
48extern const size_t _bfd_target_vector_entries;
49
50/*
51FUNCTION
52 bfd_check_format
53
54SYNOPSIS
55 boolean bfd_check_format(bfd *abfd, bfd_format format);
56
57DESCRIPTION
58 Verify if the file attached to the BFD @var{abfd} is compatible
59 with the format @var{format} (i.e., one of <<bfd_object>>,
60 <<bfd_archive>> or <<bfd_core>>).
61
62 If the BFD has been set to a specific target before the
63 call, only the named target and format combination is
64 checked. If the target has not been set, or has been set to
65 <<default>>, then all the known target backends is
66 interrogated to determine a match. If the default target
67 matches, it is used. If not, exactly one target must recognize
68 the file, or an error results.
69
70 The function returns <<true>> on success, otherwise <<false>>
3fde5a36 71 with one of the following error codes:
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72
73 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
74 if <<format>> is not one of <<bfd_object>>, <<bfd_archive>> or
75 <<bfd_core>>.
76
77 o <<bfd_error_system_call>> -
78 if an error occured during a read - even some file mismatches
79 can cause bfd_error_system_calls.
80
81 o <<file_not_recognised>> -
82 none of the backends recognised the file format.
83
84 o <<bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized>> -
85 more than one backend recognised the file format.
86*/
87
88boolean
89bfd_check_format (abfd, format)
90 bfd *abfd;
91 bfd_format format;
92{
93 return bfd_check_format_matches (abfd, format, NULL);
94}
95
96/*
97FUNCTION
98 bfd_check_format_matches
99
100SYNOPSIS
101 boolean bfd_check_format_matches(bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching);
102
103DESCRIPTION
104 Like <<bfd_check_format>>, except when it returns false with
105 <<bfd_errno>> set to <<bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized>>. In that
106 case, if @var{matching} is not NULL, it will be filled in with
107 a NULL-terminated list of the names of the formats that matched,
108 allocated with <<malloc>>.
109 Then the user may choose a format and try again.
110
111 When done with the list that @var{matching} points to, the caller
3fde5a36 112 should free it.
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113*/
114
115boolean
116bfd_check_format_matches (abfd, format, matching)
117 bfd *abfd;
118 bfd_format format;
119 char ***matching;
120{
121 extern const bfd_target binary_vec;
122 const bfd_target * const *target, *save_targ, *right_targ;
123 char **matching_vector = NULL;
124 int match_count;
125
126 if (!bfd_read_p (abfd) ||
127 ((int)(abfd->format) < (int)bfd_unknown) ||
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128 ((int)(abfd->format) >= (int)bfd_type_end))
129 {
130 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
131 return false;
132 }
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133
134 if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
135 return (abfd->format == format)? true: false;
136
3fde5a36 137 /* Since the target type was defaulted, check them
252b5132 138 all in the hope that one will be uniquely recognized. */
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139 save_targ = abfd->xvec;
140 match_count = 0;
3fde5a36 141
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142 if (matching)
143 {
144 matching_vector =
145 (char **) bfd_malloc (sizeof (char *) *
146 (_bfd_target_vector_entries + 1));
147 if (!matching_vector)
148 return false;
149 matching_vector[0] = NULL;
150 *matching = matching_vector;
151 }
3fde5a36 152
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153 right_targ = 0;
154
1d713d9e 155 /* Presume the answer is yes. */
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156 abfd->format = format;
157
158 /* If the target type was explicitly specified, just check that target. */
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159 if (!abfd->target_defaulted)
160 {
161 if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr)0, SEEK_SET) != 0) /* rewind! */
252b5132 162 return false;
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1d713d9e 164 right_targ = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
3fde5a36 165
1d713d9e 166 if (right_targ)
252b5132 167 {
1d713d9e 168 abfd->xvec = right_targ; /* Set the target as returned. */
3fde5a36 169
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170 if (matching)
171 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 172
1d713d9e 173 return true; /* File position has moved, BTW. */
252b5132 174 }
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175
176 /* For a long time the code has dropped through to check all
177 targets if the specified target was wrong. I don't know why,
178 and I'm reluctant to change it. However, in the case of an
179 archive, it can cause problems. If the specified target does
180 not permit archives (e.g., the binary target), then we should
181 not allow some other target to recognize it as an archive, but
182 should instead allow the specified target to recognize it as an
183 object. When I first made this change, it broke the PE target,
184 because the specified pei-i386 target did not recognize the
185 actual pe-i386 archive. Since there may be other problems of
186 this sort, I changed this test to check only for the binary
187 target. */
188 if (format == bfd_archive && save_targ == &binary_vec)
252b5132 189 {
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190 abfd->xvec = save_targ;
191 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
3fde5a36 192
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193 if (matching)
194 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 195
1d713d9e 196 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_not_recognized);
3fde5a36 197
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198 return false;
199 }
200 }
201
202 for (target = bfd_target_vector; *target != NULL; target++)
203 {
204 const bfd_target *temp;
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206 if (*target == &binary_vec)
207 continue;
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1d713d9e 209 abfd->xvec = *target; /* Change BFD's target temporarily */
3fde5a36 210
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211 if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr)0, SEEK_SET) != 0)
212 return false;
3fde5a36 213
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214 /* If _bfd_check_format neglects to set bfd_error, assume
215 bfd_error_wrong_format. We didn't used to even pay any
216 attention to bfd_error, so I suspect that some
217 _bfd_check_format might have this problem. */
218 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
219
220 temp = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
3fde5a36 221
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222 if (temp)
223 { /* This format checks out as ok! */
224 right_targ = temp;
3fde5a36 225
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226 if (matching)
227 {
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228 matching_vector[match_count] = temp->name;
229 matching_vector[match_count + 1] = NULL;
230 }
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1d713d9e 232 match_count++;
3fde5a36 233
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234 /* If this is the default target, accept it, even if other
235 targets might match. People who want those other targets
236 have to set the GNUTARGET variable. */
237 if (temp == bfd_default_vector[0])
238 {
239 if (matching)
240 {
241 matching_vector[0] = temp->name;
242 matching_vector[1] = NULL;
243 }
244 match_count = 1;
245 break;
252b5132 246 }
252b5132 247#ifdef GNU960
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248 /* Big- and little-endian b.out archives look the same, but it
249 doesn't matter: there is no difference in their headers, and
250 member file byte orders will (I hope) be handled appropriately
251 by bfd. Ditto for big and little coff archives. And the 4
252 coff/b.out object formats are unambiguous. So accept the
253 first match we find. */
254 break;
252b5132 255#endif
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256 }
257 else if (bfd_get_error () != bfd_error_wrong_format)
258 {
259 abfd->xvec = save_targ;
260 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
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262 if (matching && bfd_get_error ()
263 != bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized)
264 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 265
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266 return false;
267 }
268 }
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270 if (match_count == 1)
271 {
272 abfd->xvec = right_targ; /* Change BFD's target permanently. */
3fde5a36 273
1d713d9e 274 if (matching)
252b5132 275 free (matching_vector);
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1d713d9e 277 return true; /* File position has moved, BTW. */
252b5132 278 }
252b5132 279
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280 abfd->xvec = save_targ; /* Restore original target type. */
281 abfd->format = bfd_unknown; /* Restore original format. */
3fde5a36 282
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283 if (match_count == 0)
284 {
285 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_not_recognized);
3fde5a36 286
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287 if (matching)
288 free (matching_vector);
289 }
290 else
291 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized);
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293 return false;
294}
295
296/*
297FUNCTION
298 bfd_set_format
299
300SYNOPSIS
301 boolean bfd_set_format(bfd *abfd, bfd_format format);
302
303DESCRIPTION
304 This function sets the file format of the BFD @var{abfd} to the
305 format @var{format}. If the target set in the BFD does not
306 support the format requested, the format is invalid, or the BFD
307 is not open for writing, then an error occurs.
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308*/
309
310boolean
311bfd_set_format (abfd, format)
312 bfd *abfd;
313 bfd_format format;
314{
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315 if (bfd_read_p (abfd) ||
316 ((int)abfd->format < (int)bfd_unknown) ||
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317 ((int)abfd->format >= (int)bfd_type_end))
318 {
319 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
320 return false;
321 }
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322
323 if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
1d713d9e 324 return (abfd->format == format) ? true : false;
252b5132 325
1d713d9e 326 /* Presume the answer is yes. */
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327 abfd->format = format;
328
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329 if (!BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_set_format, (abfd)))
330 {
331 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
332 return false;
333 }
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334
335 return true;
336}
337
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338/*
339FUNCTION
340 bfd_format_string
341
342SYNOPSIS
343 CONST char *bfd_format_string(bfd_format format);
344
345DESCRIPTION
346 Return a pointer to a const string
347 <<invalid>>, <<object>>, <<archive>>, <<core>>, or <<unknown>>,
348 depending upon the value of @var{format}.
349*/
350
351CONST char *
352bfd_format_string (format)
353 bfd_format format;
354{
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355 if (((int)format <(int) bfd_unknown)
356 || ((int)format >=(int) bfd_type_end))
252b5132 357 return "invalid";
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359 switch (format)
360 {
361 case bfd_object:
362 return "object"; /* Linker/assember/compiler output. */
3fde5a36 363 case bfd_archive:
1d713d9e 364 return "archive"; /* Object archive file. */
3fde5a36 365 case bfd_core:
1d713d9e 366 return "core"; /* Core dump. */
3fde5a36 367 default:
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368 return "unknown";
369 }
252b5132 370}
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