X-Git-Url: http://git.efficios.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=bfd%2FREADME;h=fe6b6f33c18fc1e47c5cfddf7b20acaa3a5ed8ba;hb=dd0c24e3bd5138180819aa90071856007e347c64;hp=e4ab8c21be3c42e05513c1b582f6536772fb2135;hpb=e98fe4f7b54cbdf29aef9287bbb1bea8801dd05a;p=deliverable%2Fbinutils-gdb.git diff --git a/bfd/README b/bfd/README index e4ab8c21be..fe6b6f33c1 100644 --- a/bfd/README +++ b/bfd/README @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -BFD is a an object file library. It permits applications to use the +BFD is an object file library. It permits applications to use the same routines to process object files regardless of their format. BFD is used by the GNU debugger, assembler, linker, and the binary @@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ The documentation on using BFD is scanty and may be occasionally incorrect. Pointers to documentation problems, or an entirely rewritten manual, would be appreciated. +There is some BFD internals documentation in doc/bfdint.texi which may +help programmers who want to modify BFD. + BFD is normally built as part of another package. See the build instructions for that package, probably in a README file in the appropriate directory. @@ -27,13 +30,11 @@ BFD supports the following configure options: bit integer type, such as gcc. --enable-shared Build BFD as a shared library. - --enable-commonbfdlib - Build BFD, opcodes, and libiberty as a single shared library. --with-mmap Use mmap when accessing files. This is faster on some hosts, but slower on others. It may not work on all hosts. -Report bugs with BFD to bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org. +Report bugs with BFD to bug-binutils@gnu.org. Patches are encouraged. When sending patches, always send the output of diff -u or diff -c from the original file to the new file. Do not