1 2015-10-15 Simon Dardis <Simon.Dardis@imgtec.com>
3 * ld/ldexp.c: (try_copy_symbol_flags): New. Factored out from...
4 (exp_fold_tree_1): Here. Cope with ternary operator in
5 assignments. Use new helper.
7 2015-10-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
9 * po/zh_TW.po: Updated Chinese translation.
11 2015-10-13 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
13 * po/zh_TW.po: Updated Chinese translation.
15 2015-10-07 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com>
16 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
18 * configure.tgt: Added target arc-*-elf* and arc*-*-linux-uclibc*.
19 * emulparams/arcebelf_prof.sh: New file
20 * emulparams/arcebelf.sh: Likewise.
21 * emulparams/arceblinux_prof.sh: Likewise.
22 * emulparams/arceblinux.sh: Likewise.
23 * emulparams/arcelf_prof.sh: Likewise.
24 * emulparams/arcelf.sh: Likewise.
25 * emulparams/arclinux_prof.sh: Likewise.
26 * emulparams/arclinux.sh: Likewise.
27 * emulparams/arcv2elfx.sh: Likewise.
28 * emulparams/arcv2elf.sh: Likewise.
29 * emultempl/arclinux.em: Likewise.
30 * scripttempl/arclinux.sc: Likewise.
31 * scripttempl/elfarc.sc: Likewise.
32 * scripttempl/elfarcv2.sc: Likewise
33 * Makefile.am: Add new ARC emulations.
34 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
35 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
37 2015-10-04 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
39 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu for Solaris2/x86.
41 2015-10-01 Kaz Kojima <kkojima@rr.iij4u.or.jp>
43 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Remove shlelf and
44 shelf from sh*-*-linux cases.
46 2015-09-30 Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>
48 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add fdpic and misc
49 emulations to sh*-*-linux* targets.
51 2015-09-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
54 * ld.texinfo (Options): Fix spelling mistake.
56 2015-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
59 * ldmain.c (main): Always enable --sysroot.
60 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Don't
61 prepend sysroot to relative rpath/runpath.
63 2015-09-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
65 * emultempl/elf32.em (ehdr_start_empty): New static variable.
66 (before_allocation): Use it to initialise ehdr_start_save.
67 * emultempl/pe.em (write_build_id): Remove useless double
69 * emultempl/pep.em (write_build_id): Likewise.
71 2015-09-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
73 * emultempl/alphaelf.em (alpha_after_parse): Call
74 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse instead of
76 * emultempl/cr16elf.em (cr16elf_after_parse): Likewise.
77 * emultempl/crxelf.em (crxelf_after_parse); Likewise.
78 * emultempl/hppaelf.em (hppaelf_after_parse): Likewise.
79 * emultempl/mipself.em (mips_after_parse): Likewise.
80 * emultempl/nds32elf.em (nds32_elf_after_parse): Likewise.
81 * emultempl/elf32.em: Don't include ldlex.h.
82 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse): New function.
83 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option) [GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT]
84 <OPTION_PIE>: Removed.
85 (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace after_parse_default
86 with gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse.
87 * emultempl/ia64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse):
89 (ia64elf_after_parse): This. Call
90 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse instead of after_parse_default.
91 (LDEMUL_AFTER_PARSE): Replace gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse
92 with ia64elf_after_parse.
94 2015-09-22 Rainer Orth <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
96 * emulparams/solaris2.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Set to yes.
98 * emultempl/elf32.em: Include ldlex.h.
99 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option) [GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT]
100 <OPTION_PIE>: Set DF_1_PIE.
102 2015-09-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
104 * ld.texinfo: Put --dotsyms/--no-dotsyms on separate lines.
105 Ditto for --save-restore-funcs and --tls-get-addr-optimize.
107 2015-09-20 Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>
109 * ld.texinfo (--no-dynamic-linker): Document.
110 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_NO_DYNAMIC_LINKER.
111 * lexsup.c (ld_options, parse_args): Handle --no-dynamic-linker.
113 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
115 * ld.texinfo: Document PowerPC64 --{no-,}save-restore-funcs.
117 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
119 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init tls_get_addr_opt field to -1.
120 (OPTION_TLS_GET_ADDR_OPT): Define.
121 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Handle --tls-get-addr-opt.
122 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS, PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Likewise.
123 * ld.texinfo: Document --tls-get-addr-optimize and
124 --no-tls-get-addr-optimize.
126 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
129 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Add rel_from_abs.
130 (ldexp_finalize_syms): Declare.
131 * ldexp.c (new_rel_from_abs): Keep absolute for expressions
132 outside of output section statements. Set rel_from_abs.
133 (make_abs, exp_fold_tree, exp_fold_tree_no_dot): Clear rel_from_abs.
134 (struct definedness_hash_entry): Add final_sec, and comment.
135 (update_definedness): Set final_sec.
136 (set_sym_sections, ldexp_finalize_syms): New functions.
137 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Call ldexp_finalize_syms.
139 2015-09-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
141 * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
143 2015-09-09 James Bowman <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
145 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: default linker script RAM and
148 2015-09-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
150 * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
152 2015-09-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
154 * ld.texinfo (Source Code Reference): Extend description to
155 include an example using arrays.
157 2015-07-28 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
159 * ld.h (enum orphan_handling_enum): New.
160 (ld_config_type): Remove warn_orphan, add orphan_handling.
161 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): Remove warning about orphan
163 * ldlang.c (ldlang_place_orphan): New function.
164 (lang_place_orphans): Call ldlang_place_orphan.
165 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Remove OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
166 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
167 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Remove 'warn-orphan' and
168 'no-warn-orphan', add 'orphan-handling'.
169 (parse_args): Remove handling for OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
170 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add handling for OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
171 * NEWS: Replace text about --warn-orphan with --orphan-handling.
172 * ld.texinfo (Options): Remove --warn-orphan entry and add
173 entry on --orphan-handling.
174 (Orphan Sections): Add reference to relevant command line options.
176 2015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
178 * ld.texinfo (--build-id): Fix typo. The COFF/PE build-id section
179 is called .buildid not .build-id.
181 2015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
183 (Source Code Reference): Fix off-by-one typo in example of how to
184 use linker script symbols in C source code.
186 2015-08-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
188 * emultempl/aix.em: Don't set link_info.pic.
189 * emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
190 * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
191 * emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
192 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Likewise. Set type_pie for -pie.
193 * plugin.c (set_tv_header <LDPT_LINKER_OUTPUT>): Simplify.
195 2015-08-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
197 * ld/ldctor.c: Replace shared, executable, relocatable and pie
198 fields with bfd_link_executable, bfd_link_dll,
199 bfd_link_relocatable, bfd_link_pic and bfd_link_pie.
200 * ld/ldemul.c: Likewise.
201 * ld/ldfile.c: Likewise.
202 * ld/ldlang.c: Likewise.
203 * ld/ldmain.c: Likewise.
204 * ld/ldwrite.c: Likewise.
205 * ld/lexsup.c: Likewise.
206 * ld/pe-dll.c: Likewise.
207 * ld/plugin.c: Likewise.
208 * ld/emultempl/aarch64elf.em: Likewise.
209 * ld/emultempl/aix.em: Likewise.
210 * ld/emultempl/alphaelf.em: Likewise.
211 * ld/emultempl/armcoff.em: Likewise.
212 * ld/emultempl/armelf.em: Likewise.
213 * ld/emultempl/avrelf.em: Likewise.
214 * ld/emultempl/beos.em: Likewise.
215 * ld/emultempl/cr16elf.em: Likewise.
216 * ld/emultempl/elf-generic.em: Likewise.
217 * ld/emultempl/elf32.em: Likewise.
218 * ld/emultempl/genelf.em: Likewise.
219 * ld/emultempl/generic.em: Likewise.
220 * ld/emultempl/gld960.em: Likewise.
221 * ld/emultempl/gld960c.em: Likewise.
222 * ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em: Likewise.
223 * ld/emultempl/irix.em: Likewise.
224 * ld/emultempl/linux.em: Likewise.
225 * ld/emultempl/lnk960.em: Likewise.
226 * ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em: Likewise.
227 * ld/emultempl/m68kcoff.em: Likewise.
228 * ld/emultempl/m68kelf.em: Likewise.
229 * ld/emultempl/metagelf.em: Likewise.
230 * ld/emultempl/mipself.em: Likewise.
231 * ld/emultempl/mmo.em: Likewise.
232 * ld/emultempl/msp430.em: Likewise.
233 * ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em: Likewise.
234 * ld/emultempl/needrelax.em: Likewise.
235 * ld/emultempl/nios2elf.em: Likewise.
236 * ld/emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
237 * ld/emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
238 * ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Likewise.
239 * ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em: Likewise.
240 * ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em: Likewise.
241 * ld/emultempl/solaris2.em: Likewise.
242 * ld/emultempl/spuelf.em: Likewise.
243 * ld/emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
244 * ld/emultempl/tic6xdsbt.em: Likewise.
245 * ld/emultempl/ticoff.em: Likewise.
246 * ld/emultempl/v850elf.em: Likewise.
247 * ld/emultempl/vms.em: Likewise.
248 * ld/emultempl/vxworks.em: Likewise.
250 2015-08-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
252 * ldexp.c (exp_fold_tree_1): Clear linker_def on symbol assignment.
254 2015-08-06 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
256 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): Delete.
257 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Revert 2015-07-10 change.
258 (is_align_conditional): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
259 (exp_fold_tree_1): Likewise, but keep expanded comment.
260 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
261 * ld.texinfo (<ALIGN>): Correct description.
263 2015-08-04 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
265 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --require-defined option.
266 * ldlang.c (struct require_defined_symbol): New structure.
267 (require_defined_symbol_list): New variable.
268 (ldlang_add_require_defined): New function.
269 (ldlang_check_require_defined_symbols): New function.
270 (lang_process): Check required symbols are defined.
271 * ldlang.h (ldlang_add_require_defined): Declare.
272 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_REQUIRE_DEFINED_SYMBOL.
273 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add '--require-defined' entry.
274 (parse_args): Handle '--requre-defined' entry.
275 * NEWS: Mention new '--require-defined' option.
277 2015-08-03 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
279 * ld.texinfo (MEMORY): Explain that multiple MEMORY commands are
282 2015-07-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
284 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Don't set link_info.executable to
285 TRUE for link_info.relocatable.
287 2015-07-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
289 * configure: Regenerated.
291 2015-07-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
293 * emulparams/elf32rl78.sh (OTHER_SECTIONS): Provide a value for
294 the _-rl78_abs__ symbol.
296 2015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
298 * emulparams/criself.sh (INIT_ADDR, FINI_ADDR): Define.
299 (INIT_START, FINI_START): Don't ALIGN.
300 * scriptempl/elf.sc (.init, .fini): Apply INIT_ADDR/FINI_ADDR.
302 2015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
304 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Align absolute value of dot.
305 * ldexp.c (is_align_conditional): Handle binary ALIGN.
306 (exp_fold_tree_1): Move code setting SEC_KEEP for assignments to
307 dot inside output sections. Handle absolute expressions.
309 2015-07-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
311 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Make
312 --compress-debug-sections=zlib the same as
313 --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi.
314 * ld.texinfo: Change --compress-debug-sections=zlib to zlib-gabi.
316 2015-07-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
318 * ld.texinfo (Options): Add missing period after @xref.
320 2015-07-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
322 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): New function.
323 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Use it.
325 2015-07-03 Kai Tietz <ktietz@redhat.com>
328 * scripttempl/pep.sc: Mark .idata*, .CRT*, .tls*,
329 .rsrc*, .init, .ctor*, .dtor*, .fini, .jcr,
330 .eh_frame, .pdata. .xdata, and .gcc_except_table sections
332 * scripttempl/pe.sc: Likewise.
333 * ld.texinfo: Document that --gc-sections has experimental support
334 for COFF and PE targets.
335 * NEWS: Mention experimental support.
337 2015-07-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
339 * Makefile.am (eelf32or1k.c, eelf32or1k_linux.c): Depend on ELF_DEPS.
340 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
342 2015-06-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
344 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option):
345 Replace COMPRESS_DEBUG_ZLIB with COMPRESS_DEBUG_GNU_ZLIB.
347 2015-06-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
349 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh (COMPILE_IN): New.
351 2015-06-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
354 * emultempl/pe.em (pe_find_data_imports): Generate an error if a
355 symbol name is too long to handle.
356 * emultempl/pep.em (pep_find_data_imports): Likewise.
358 2015-06-12 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
360 * NEWS: Mention new option.
361 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Handle --print-memory-usage.
362 (ld_options): Add --print-memory-usage.
363 * ldmain.c (main): Call lang_print_memory_usage.
364 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_PRINT_MEMORY_USAGE.
365 * ldlang.h: Add prototype of lang_print_memory_usage.
366 * ldlang.c (lang_print_memory_size, lang_print_memory_usage): New
368 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --print-memory-usage.
369 * ld.h (args_type): Add print_memory_usage field.
371 2015-06-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
373 * po/fr.po: Updated French Translation.
375 2015-05-28 Catherine Moore <clm@codesourcery.com>
376 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
378 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):
379 Add Compact EH support.
380 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle .eh_frame_entry and .gnu_extab
383 2015-05-17 Chung-Lin Tang <cltang@codesourcery.com>
385 * configure.ac (AC_PROG_GREP): Check for grep program.
386 (elf_list_options,elf_shlib_list_options,elf_plt_unwind_list_options):
387 Enable ELF option printing for emulations containing
388 'TEMPLATE_NAME=elf32'.
389 * configure: Regenerate.
391 2015-05-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
393 * ld.texinfo (ASSERT): Describe the interaction with PROVIDEd
396 2015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
398 * configure.tgt: Support i[3-7]86-*-elfiamcu target.
400 2015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
402 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add eelf_iamcu.c.
404 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu if elf_i386 is
406 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
407 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh: New file.
409 2015-05-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
411 * emulparams/msp430elf.sh (TEMPLATE_NAME): Change to msp430.
412 * scripttempl/msp430.sc (.text): Add .lower.text and .either.text.
413 (.data): Add .lower.data and .either.data.
414 (.bss): Add .lower.bss and .either.bss.
415 (.rodata): Add .lower.rodata and .either.rodata.
416 * emultempl/msp430.em: New file. Implements a new orphan
417 placement algorithm that divides sections between lower and upper
419 * Makefile.am (emsp430elf.c): Depend upon msp430.em.
420 *emsp430X.c): Likewise.
421 * Makefine.in: Regenerate.
423 2015-04-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
426 * ldlex.l (INPUTLIST): Increment lineno on newline.
428 2015-04-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
430 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation):
431 Call gld${EMULATION_NAME}_map_segments regardless of need_laying_out.
433 2015-04-24 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
435 * Makefile.am (msp430): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
436 (emsp430.c): Rename to emsp430elf.c, update dependencies
437 (emsp430X.c): Update dependencies.
438 * Makefile.in: Likewise.
439 * configure.tgt (msp430-*-*): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
440 * emulparams/msp430.sh: Rename to msp430elf.sh.
441 * emulparams/msp430X.sh: Update.
443 2015-04-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
446 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Set is_linker_input to 1.
448 2015-04-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
450 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (GOT): Align.
452 2015-04-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
454 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Delete dataseg.min_base. Add
455 data_seg.relro_offset.
456 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN>): Don't set min_base.
457 (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Do set relro_offset.
458 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Rewrite code adjusting relro
459 segment base to line up last section on page boundary.
461 2015-04-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
464 --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi].
466 2015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
468 * ld.texinfo: Document --compress-debug-sections=.
469 * ldmain.c (main): Set BFD_COMPRESS on output_bfd if
470 COMPRESS_DEBUG is set. Set BFD_COMPRESS_GABI on output_bfd
471 for COMPRESS_DEBUG_GABI_ZLIB.
472 * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Add
473 --compress-debug-sections=.
474 * emultempl/elf32.em (OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG): New.
475 (xtra_long): Add "compress-debug-sections".
476 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle
477 OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG.
479 2015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
482 * ld.texinfo: Document "-z noextern-protected-data".
483 * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.extern_protected_data
485 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): Add
486 "-z [no]extern-protected-data".
487 * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
488 * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise.
489 * emulparams/elf_i386_be.sh: Likewise.
490 * emulparams/elf_i386_chaos.sh: Likewise.
491 * emulparams/elf_i386_ldso.sh: Likewise.
492 * emulparams/elf_i386_vxworks.sh: Likewise.
493 * emulparams/elf_k1om.sh: Likewise.
494 * emulparams/elf_l1om.sh: Likewise.
495 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
496 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Renamed to ...
497 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT): This.
498 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Renamed to ...
499 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT): This.
500 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Append $PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT.
501 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Append
502 $PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT.
503 * emulparams/extern_protected_data.sh: New file.
505 2015-04-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
507 * plugin.c (plugin_load_plugins): Removed an extra ';'.
509 2015-04-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
512 * ld.texinfo (--be8): Add a note about the interaction of this
513 option with the assembler's -EB option.
515 2015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
517 * configure.ac: Set elf_list_options etc. in proper case.
518 * configure: Regenerate.
520 2015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
523 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Add _init and _fini to gc_sym_list.
525 2015-04-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
527 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh (BNDPLT): Removed.
528 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): New.
529 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Likewise.
530 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Remove
531 BNDPLT check. Handle PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z.
532 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Remove BNDPLT check.
534 2015-04-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
536 * po/fr.po: Updated French translation.
538 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
540 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): Set to TRUE for
541 --enable-targets=all.
542 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
543 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
544 * configure: Regenerated.
546 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
548 * emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh: Skip empty EMULATION_NAME.
550 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
552 * Makefile.am (ELF_CLFAGS): New.
553 (AM_CFLAGS): Add $(ELF_CLFAGS).
554 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): New. AC_SUBST.
555 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
556 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
557 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): New.
558 (elf_static_list_options): Likewise.
559 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
560 (ld_list_options): Likewise.
561 (help): Call ld_list_options.
562 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
563 * configure: Likewise.
564 * emulparams/plt_unwind.sh (PLT_UNWIND): New.
565 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Removed.
566 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld_list_options): New.
567 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Define only if BNDPLT or
568 PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS is defined.
569 (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace
570 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options with ${gld_list_options.
572 2015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
575 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Cast shift expression.
577 2015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
579 * emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Handle --no-pic-fixup.
580 (params): Init new field.
581 (ppc_before_allocation): Enable relaxation for pic_fixup.
583 2015-04-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
585 * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add new field: warn_orphan.
586 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
587 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN.
588 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --warn-orphan and --no-warn-orphan.
589 (parse_args): Handle the new options.
590 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): If requested, generate a warning
591 message when an orphan section is placed in the output file.
592 * ld.texinfo: Document the new option.
593 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
595 2015-04-02 Andrew Turner <andrew@freebsd.org>
597 * Makefile.am: Add FreeBSD aarch64 files.
598 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
599 * configure.tgt: Add aarch64-*-freebsd* target triple.
600 * emulparams/aarch64fbsd.sh: New file.
601 * emulparams/aarch64fbsdb.sh: New file.
603 2015-04-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
605 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Work
606 around a GCC uninitialized warning bug fixed in GCC 4.6.
608 2015-04-01 Tejas Belagod <tejas.belagod@arm.com>
610 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
611 (aarch64_elf_create_output_section_statements): Add parameter in
612 bfd_elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_set_options call.
613 (OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419): Define.
614 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Add fix-cortex-a53-843419.
615 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Add OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419.
617 2015-04-01 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
619 * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh: Skip OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS for
620 relocating operation.
622 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
625 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): When alignment of sections
626 results in relro base adjustment being too large, don't go lower
627 than the initial value.
628 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Comment.
629 * scripttempl/elf.sc (DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN): Omit SEGMENT_SIZE
630 alignment when SEGMENT_SIZE is the same as MAXPAGESIZE.
632 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
634 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Don't
635 init ehdr_start_save.
637 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
639 * Makefile.am (eelf32ppcvxworks.c): Depend on ppc32elf.em and
641 (eelf32lppc.c, eelf32lppclinux.c, eelf32lppcnto.c, eelf32lppcsim.c,
642 eelf32ppc.c, eelf32ppc_fbsd.c, eelf32ppclinux.c, eelf32ppcnto.c,
643 eelf32ppcsim.c): Rearrange deps for consistency.
644 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
646 2015-04-01 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
648 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld*_before_allocation): Zero-initialize
649 the ehdr_start_save variable.
651 2015-03-31 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
653 * Makefile.am (ALL_64_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add
654 eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c.
655 (eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c): New.
656 * configure.tgt (targ_emul): Set to elf_x86_64_cloudabi for
658 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
659 * emulparams/elf_x86_64_cloudabi.sh: New file.
661 2015-03-31 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
663 * configure.ac (AM_ZLIB): Removed.
664 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
665 * config.in: Likewise.
666 * configure: Likewise.
668 2015-03-24 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
670 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em (_aarch64_add_stub_section): Set section
673 2015-03-23 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
675 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
676 (elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_add_stub_section): Adjust layout.
678 2015-03-18 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
680 * ldmain.c (main): Use %F instead of %X for einfo.
682 2015-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
684 * ld.texinfo (Options <-z nocopyreloc>): Rewrite.
686 2015-02-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
689 * ldlang.c (lang_set_flags): Allow exclamation mark to reverse the
690 sense of the following memory region attribute characters.
692 2015-02-27 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
694 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Sort new h8300 entries.
695 (eh8300elf_linux.c, eh8300helf_linux.c, eh8300self_linux.c,
696 eh8300sxelf_linux.c): Do not invoke genscripts here.
697 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
699 2015-02-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
701 * Makefile.am (ev850.c): Add dependency upon
702 $(srcdir)/emultempl/v850elf.em.
703 (ev850_rh850.c): Likewise.
704 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
705 * emultempl/v850elf.em: New file.
706 * emulparams/v850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
707 * emulparams/v850_rh850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
708 * scripttempl/v850.sc: Add .note.renesas section.
709 * scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc: Likewise.
711 2015-02-24 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
713 * scripttempl/avr.sc: Add new user_signatures region. Define and
714 use symbols for all region lengths.
715 * scripttempl/avrtiny.sc: Define and use symbols for all region
718 2015-01-21 Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
720 * Makefile.am: (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add new emulations.
721 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
722 * configure.tgt: Add h8300-*-linux
723 * emulparams/h8300elf_linux.sh: Add new emulation.
724 * emulparams/h8300helf_linux.sh: Likewise.
725 * emulparams/h8300self_linux.sh: Likewise.
726 * emulparams/h8300sxelf_linux.sh: Likewise.
728 2015-02-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
730 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Produce a more reasonable error message
731 when -ixxx or -rxxx is the last option on the linker command line.
733 2015-02-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
736 * testplug2.c (allsymbolsread_silent): New.
737 (set_register_hook): Handle allsymbolsreadsilent.
738 (onall_symbols_read): Skip a message if allsymbolsread_silent is
741 2015-02-14 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
744 * ldlang.h (struct lang_input_statement_flags): Add lto_output.
745 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Don't set loading_lto_outputs.
746 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Transfer entry flags.lto_output
748 * plugin.c (add_input_file, add_input_library): Set flags.lto_output.
750 2015-02-13 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
752 * NEWS: Mention support for LLVM plugin.
754 2015-02-13 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
756 * ld.texinfo (Options <--defsym>): Correct cross reference.
758 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
760 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --[no-]map-whole-files for gold
761 option compatibility.
763 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
765 * plugin.c (message): Output "warning:" for LDPL_WARNING. Output
766 "error:" for LDPL_FATAL and LDPL_ERROR.
767 * testplug2.c (parse_option): Handle fatal, error and warning.
769 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
771 * testplug2.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
772 (onall_symbols_read): Return LDPS_ERR if the file descriptor isn't
774 * testplug3.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
775 (onclaim_file): Fix typo.
777 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
780 * Makefile.am (noinst_LTLIBRARIES): Add libldtestplug2.la and
782 (libldtestplug2_la_SOURCES): New.
783 (libldtestplug2_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
784 (libldtestplug2_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
785 (libldtestplug3_la_SOURCES): New.
786 (libldtestplug3_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
787 (libldtestplug3_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
788 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
789 * testplug2.c: New file.
790 * testplug3.c: Likewise.
792 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
795 * plugin.c: Include ../bfd/plugin.h.
796 (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Call bfd_create with
797 link_info.output_bfd instead of srctemplate. Copy BFD info
798 from srctemplate only if it doesn't use BFD plugin target
800 (plugin_load_plugins): Call register_ld_plugin_object_p with
802 (plugin_maybe_claim): Renamed to ...
803 (plugin_object_p): This. Return dummy BFD target vector if
804 input is calimed by plugin library, otherwise return NULL.
805 Update plugin_format and plugin_dummy_bfd.
806 (plugin_maybe_claim): New. Use plugin_object_p.
808 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
810 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize use_mmap.
812 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
814 * plugin.c (plugin_input_file_t): Add use_mmap.
815 (plugin_pagesize): New.
816 (get_view): Use plugin_pagesize. Set use_mmap if mmap is used.
817 (plugin_load_plugins): Initialize plugin_pagesize.
818 (plugin_maybe_claim): Unmap the buffer if plugin didn't claim the
821 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
823 * plugin.c (get_view): Align offset passed to mmap.
825 2015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
827 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Don't call bfd_check_format
828 if plugin isn't active or there is no thing more to claim.
830 2015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
832 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Check format against bfd_object
835 2015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
837 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Replace entry->the_bfd with
840 2015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
842 * plugin.c: Include "libbfd.h".
843 (plugin_strdup): New.
844 (plugin_maybe_claim): Remove the argument of pointer to struct
845 ld_plugin_input_file. Open and handle input entry.
846 * plugin.h (plugin_maybe_claim): Updated.
847 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly
848 without passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
849 * ldmain.c: Don't include "libbfd.h".
850 (add_archive_element): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly without
851 passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
853 2015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
855 * ld.texinfo: Document -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
856 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Add
857 -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
859 2015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
861 * configure.ac: Add AC_FUNC_MMAP.
862 * config.in: Regenerated.
863 * configure: Likewise.
864 * plugin.c: Include <sys/mman.h>.
865 (MAP_FAILED): New. Defined if not defined.
866 (PROT_READ): Likewise.
867 (MAP_PRIVATE): Likewise.
868 (view_buffer_t): New.
869 (plugin_input_file_t): Add view_buffer.
870 (get_view): Try mmap and cache the view buffer.
871 (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize view_buffer.
873 2015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
875 * plugin.c (release_input_file): Set fd to -1 after closing it.
876 (plugin_maybe_claim): Close fd only if fd != -1.
878 2015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
881 * plugin.c: Include <errno.h>.
882 (errno): New. Declare if needed.
883 (plugin_input_file_t): New.
884 (get_input_file): Implemented.
885 (get_view): Likewise.
886 (release_input_file): Likewise.
887 (add_symbols): Updated.
888 (get_symbols): Likewise.
889 (plugin_maybe_claim): Allocate a plugin_input_file_t. Close fd
890 only for a bfd_object input.
892 2015-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
894 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (toc_section_name): New var.
895 (ppc_after_open): Set it.
896 (ppc_before_allocation): Use it.
897 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation): Here too.
899 2015-01-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
901 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Replace plugin_active_plugins_p()
902 with link_info.lto_plugin_active.
903 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Likewise.
904 * ldmain.c (add_archive_element): Likewise.
905 * plugin.c (plugin_active_plugins_p): Removed.
906 * plugin.h (plugin_active_plugins_p): Likewise.
908 2015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
910 * plugin.h (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Removed. Move comments to
912 * plugin.c (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Here. Make it static.
914 2015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
917 * plugin.c (tv_header_tags(): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
918 (get_view): New function.
919 (set_tv_header): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
920 * testplug.c (tag_names): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
922 (dump_tv_tag): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
923 (parse_tv_tag): Likewise.
925 2015-01-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
927 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (INITIAL_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Define.
928 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init new field.
929 (ppc_after_open): New function.
930 (LDEMUL_AFTER_OPEN): Define.
931 * ldlang.c (lang_final): Whitespace fix.
933 2015-01-28 James Bowman <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
935 * Makefile.am: Add FT32 files.
936 * configure.tgt: Handle FT32 target.
937 * emulparams/elf32ft32.sh: New file.
938 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: New file.
939 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
941 2015-01-28 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
944 * ldexp.c (fold_name): Fold LENGTH only after
945 lang_first_phase_enum.
946 * ldgram.y (memory_spec): Don't evaluate ORIGIN and LENGTH
948 * ldlang.h (struct memory_region_struct): Add origin_exp and
950 * ldlang.c (lang_do_memory_regions): New.
951 (lang_memory_region_lookup): Initialize origin_exp and
953 (lang_process): Call lang_do_memory_regions.
955 2015-01-20 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
957 * ldlang.c (print_assignment): Only evaluate the expression for a
958 PROVIDE'd assignment when the destination is being defined.
959 Display a special message for PROVIDE'd symbols that are not being
962 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
964 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_SDATA_SECTIONS): Use in place of..
965 (OTHER_BSS_SYMBOLS): ..this.
966 (OTHER_PLT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Don't define.
967 (OTHER_GOT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Add rela.toc1 and rela.tocbss.
968 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Don't define. Move .toc1 to..
969 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
970 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Move SBSS too when DATA_SDATA.
972 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
974 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (BSS_PLT): Don't define.
975 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .branch_lt to..
976 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
977 (DATA_GOT, SEPARATE_GOTPLT, DATA_SDATA, DATA_PLT,
978 PLT_BEFORE_GOT): Define.
979 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle DATA_SDATA and DATA_GOT/DATA_PLT/
980 PLT_BEFORE_GOT combination.
981 (DATA_GOT, SDATA_GOT): Don't define if either is already defined.
983 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
985 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .opd to..
986 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here, new define.
987 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Add OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2.
989 2015-01-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
992 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Run lang_common before lang_gc_sections.
994 2015-01-14 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
996 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.s: New testcase.
997 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.d: Likewise.
998 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.s: Likewise.
999 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.d: Likewise.
1000 * ld-arm/arm-elf.exp: Run new testcases.
1001 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.s: Delete f2/f4 test items.
1002 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.rd: Likewise.
1003 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.gd: Likewise.
1004 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.dd: Likewise.
1005 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.s: Likewise.
1006 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.rd: Likewise.
1007 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.gd: Likewise.
1008 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.dd: Likewise.
1010 2015-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1012 * ldver.c (ldversion): Just print current year.
1014 2015-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1016 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
1018 For older changes see ChangeLog-2014
1020 Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
1022 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
1023 are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
1024 notice and this notice are preserved.
1030 version-control: never