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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,
3db64b00 3 2003, 2005, 2007 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.
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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
3619ad04 128 if (!bfd_read_p (abfd)
cea4409c 129 || (unsigned int) abfd->format >= (unsigned int) bfd_type_end)
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130 {
131 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
b34976b6 132 return FALSE;
1d713d9e 133 }
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134
135 if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
b34976b6 136 return abfd->format == format;
252b5132 137
3fde5a36 138 /* Since the target type was defaulted, check them
252b5132 139 all in the hope that one will be uniquely recognized. */
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140 save_targ = abfd->xvec;
141 match_count = 0;
3619ad04 142 ar_match_index = _bfd_target_vector_entries;
3fde5a36 143
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144 if (matching)
145 {
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146 bfd_size_type amt;
147
3619ad04 148 *matching = NULL;
08f74004 149 amt = sizeof (*matching_vector) * 2 * _bfd_target_vector_entries;
c58b9523 150 matching_vector = bfd_malloc (amt);
252b5132 151 if (!matching_vector)
b34976b6 152 return FALSE;
252b5132 153 }
3fde5a36 154
252b5132 155 right_targ = 0;
3619ad04 156 ar_right_targ = 0;
252b5132 157
1d713d9e 158 /* Presume the answer is yes. */
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159 abfd->format = format;
160
161 /* If the target type was explicitly specified, just check that target. */
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162 if (!abfd->target_defaulted)
163 {
dc810e39 164 if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) 0, SEEK_SET) != 0) /* rewind! */
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165 {
166 if (matching)
c58b9523 167 free (matching_vector);
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168 return FALSE;
169 }
3fde5a36 170
1d713d9e 171 right_targ = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
3fde5a36 172
1d713d9e 173 if (right_targ)
252b5132 174 {
1d713d9e 175 abfd->xvec = right_targ; /* Set the target as returned. */
3fde5a36 176
1d713d9e 177 if (matching)
c58b9523 178 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 179
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180 /* If the file was opened for update, then `output_has_begun'
181 some time ago when the file was created. Do not recompute
182 sections sizes or alignments in _bfd_set_section_contents.
183 We can not set this flag until after checking the format,
184 because it will interfere with creation of BFD sections. */
185 if (abfd->direction == both_direction)
186 abfd->output_has_begun = TRUE;
187
b34976b6 188 return TRUE; /* File position has moved, BTW. */
252b5132 189 }
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190
191 /* For a long time the code has dropped through to check all
192 targets if the specified target was wrong. I don't know why,
193 and I'm reluctant to change it. However, in the case of an
194 archive, it can cause problems. If the specified target does
195 not permit archives (e.g., the binary target), then we should
196 not allow some other target to recognize it as an archive, but
197 should instead allow the specified target to recognize it as an
198 object. When I first made this change, it broke the PE target,
199 because the specified pei-i386 target did not recognize the
200 actual pe-i386 archive. Since there may be other problems of
201 this sort, I changed this test to check only for the binary
202 target. */
203 if (format == bfd_archive && save_targ == &binary_vec)
252b5132 204 {
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205 abfd->xvec = save_targ;
206 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
3fde5a36 207
1d713d9e 208 if (matching)
c58b9523 209 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 210
1d713d9e 211 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_not_recognized);
3fde5a36 212
b34976b6 213 return FALSE;
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214 }
215 }
216
217 for (target = bfd_target_vector; *target != NULL; target++)
218 {
219 const bfd_target *temp;
3619ad04 220 bfd_error_type err;
3fde5a36 221
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222 /* Don't check the default target twice. */
223 if (*target == &binary_vec
224 || (!abfd->target_defaulted && *target == save_targ))
1d713d9e 225 continue;
3fde5a36 226
ed781d5d 227 abfd->xvec = *target; /* Change BFD's target temporarily. */
3fde5a36 228
dc810e39 229 if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) 0, SEEK_SET) != 0)
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230 {
231 if (matching)
c58b9523 232 free (matching_vector);
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233 return FALSE;
234 }
3fde5a36 235
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236 /* If _bfd_check_format neglects to set bfd_error, assume
237 bfd_error_wrong_format. We didn't used to even pay any
238 attention to bfd_error, so I suspect that some
239 _bfd_check_format might have this problem. */
240 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
241
242 temp = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
3fde5a36 243
1d713d9e 244 if (temp)
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245 {
246 /* This format checks out as ok! */
1d713d9e 247 right_targ = temp;
3fde5a36 248
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249 /* If this is the default target, accept it, even if other
250 targets might match. People who want those other targets
251 have to set the GNUTARGET variable. */
252 if (temp == bfd_default_vector[0])
253 {
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254 match_count = 1;
255 break;
252b5132 256 }
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257
258 if (matching)
08f74004 259 matching_vector[match_count] = temp;
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260
261 match_count++;
1d713d9e 262 }
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263 else if ((err = bfd_get_error ()) == bfd_error_wrong_object_format
264 || err == bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized)
265 {
266 /* An archive with objects of the wrong type, or an
267 ambiguous match. We want this target to match if we get
268 no better matches. */
269 if (ar_right_targ != bfd_default_vector[0])
270 ar_right_targ = *target;
271 if (matching)
08f74004 272 matching_vector[ar_match_index] = *target;
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273 ar_match_index++;
274 }
275 else if (err != bfd_error_wrong_format)
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276 {
277 abfd->xvec = save_targ;
278 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
3fde5a36 279
3619ad04 280 if (matching)
c58b9523 281 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 282
b34976b6 283 return FALSE;
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284 }
285 }
3fde5a36 286
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287 if (match_count == 0)
288 {
289 /* Try partial matches. */
290 right_targ = ar_right_targ;
ed781d5d 291
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292 if (right_targ == bfd_default_vector[0])
293 {
294 match_count = 1;
295 }
296 else
297 {
298 match_count = ar_match_index - _bfd_target_vector_entries;
ed781d5d 299
3619ad04 300 if (matching && match_count > 1)
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301 memcpy (matching_vector,
302 matching_vector + _bfd_target_vector_entries,
303 sizeof (*matching_vector) * match_count);
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304 }
305 }
306
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307 if (match_count > 1
308 && bfd_associated_vector != NULL
309 && matching)
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310 {
311 const bfd_target * const *assoc = bfd_associated_vector;
312
313 while ((right_targ = *assoc++) != NULL)
314 {
315 int i = match_count;
316
317 while (--i >= 0)
318 if (matching_vector[i] == right_targ)
319 break;
320
321 if (i >= 0)
322 {
323 match_count = 1;
324 break;
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325 }
326 }
327 }
328
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329 if (match_count == 1)
330 {
331 abfd->xvec = right_targ; /* Change BFD's target permanently. */
3fde5a36 332
1d713d9e 333 if (matching)
c58b9523 334 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 335
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336 /* If the file was opened for update, then `output_has_begun'
337 some time ago when the file was created. Do not recompute
338 sections sizes or alignments in _bfd_set_section_contents.
339 We can not set this flag until after checking the format,
340 because it will interfere with creation of BFD sections. */
341 if (abfd->direction == both_direction)
342 abfd->output_has_begun = TRUE;
343
b34976b6 344 return TRUE; /* File position has moved, BTW. */
252b5132 345 }
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347 abfd->xvec = save_targ; /* Restore original target type. */
348 abfd->format = bfd_unknown; /* Restore original format. */
3fde5a36 349
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350 if (match_count == 0)
351 {
352 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_not_recognized);
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252b5132 354 if (matching)
c58b9523 355 free (matching_vector);
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356 }
357 else
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358 {
359 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized);
360
361 if (matching)
362 {
08f74004 363 *matching = (char **) matching_vector;
3619ad04 364 matching_vector[match_count] = NULL;
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365 /* Return target names. This is a little nasty. Maybe we
366 should do another bfd_malloc? */
367 while (--match_count >= 0)
368 {
369 const char *name = matching_vector[match_count]->name;
370 *(const char **) &matching_vector[match_count] = name;
371 }
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372 }
373 }
3fde5a36 374
b34976b6 375 return FALSE;
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376}
377
378/*
379FUNCTION
380 bfd_set_format
381
382SYNOPSIS
ed781d5d 383 bfd_boolean bfd_set_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format);
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384
385DESCRIPTION
386 This function sets the file format of the BFD @var{abfd} to the
387 format @var{format}. If the target set in the BFD does not
388 support the format requested, the format is invalid, or the BFD
389 is not open for writing, then an error occurs.
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390*/
391
b34976b6 392bfd_boolean
c58b9523 393bfd_set_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format)
252b5132 394{
3619ad04 395 if (bfd_read_p (abfd)
cea4409c 396 || (unsigned int) abfd->format >= (unsigned int) bfd_type_end)
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397 {
398 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
b34976b6 399 return FALSE;
1d713d9e 400 }
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401
402 if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
b34976b6 403 return abfd->format == format;
252b5132 404
1d713d9e 405 /* Presume the answer is yes. */
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406 abfd->format = format;
407
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408 if (!BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_set_format, (abfd)))
409 {
410 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
b34976b6 411 return FALSE;
1d713d9e 412 }
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b34976b6 414 return TRUE;
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415}
416
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417/*
418FUNCTION
419 bfd_format_string
420
421SYNOPSIS
ed781d5d 422 const char *bfd_format_string (bfd_format format);
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423
424DESCRIPTION
425 Return a pointer to a const string
426 <<invalid>>, <<object>>, <<archive>>, <<core>>, or <<unknown>>,
427 depending upon the value of @var{format}.
428*/
429
3619ad04 430const char *
c58b9523 431bfd_format_string (bfd_format format)
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433 if (((int) format < (int) bfd_unknown)
434 || ((int) format >= (int) bfd_type_end))
252b5132 435 return "invalid";
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437 switch (format)
438 {
439 case bfd_object:
7dee875e 440 return "object"; /* Linker/assembler/compiler output. */
3fde5a36 441 case bfd_archive:
1d713d9e 442 return "archive"; /* Object archive file. */
3fde5a36 443 case bfd_core:
1d713d9e 444 return "core"; /* Core dump. */
3fde5a36 445 default:
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446 return "unknown";
447 }
252b5132 448}
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