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diff --git a/contrib/binutils/ld/README b/contrib/binutils/ld/README index 4efa989..8947d04 100644 --- a/contrib/binutils/ld/README +++ b/contrib/binutils/ld/README @@ -1,21 +1,20 @@ -This is a BETA release of a completely rewritten GNU linker. -It is distributed with other "binary utilities" which should -be in ../binutils. See ../binutils/README for more general notes, -including where to send bug reports. +This is the GNU linker. It is distributed with other "binary +utilities" which should be in ../binutils. See ../binutils/README for +more general notes, including where to send bug reports. -There are many new features of the linker: +There are many features of the linker: * The linker uses a Binary File Descriptor library (../bfd) that it uses to read and write object files. This helps insulate the linker itself from the format of object files. -* The linker support a number of different object file +* The linker supports a number of different object file formats. It can even handle multiple formats at once: Read two input formats and write a third. * The linker can be configured for cross-linking. -* The linker contains a control language. +* The linker supports a control language. * There is a user manual (ld.texinfo), as well as the beginnings of an internals manual (ldint.texinfo). @@ -29,7 +28,8 @@ If you want to make a cross-linker, you may want to specify a different search path of -lfoo libraries than the default. You can do this by setting the LIB_PATH variable in ./Makefile. -To build just the linker, make the target all-ld. +To build just the linker, make the target all-ld from the top level +directory (one directory above this one). Porting to a new target ======================= @@ -38,11 +38,21 @@ See the ldint.texinfo manual. Reporting bugs etc =========================== + See ../binutils/README. Known problems ============== +The Solaris linker normally exports all dynamic symbols from an +executable. The GNU linker does not do this by default. This is +because the GNU linker tries to present the same interface for all +similar targets (in this case, all native ELF targets). This does not +matter for normal programs, but it can make a difference for programs +which try to dlopen an executable, such as PERL or Tcl. You can make +the GNU linker export all dynamic symbols with the -E or +--export-dynamic command line option. + HP/UX 9.01 has a shell bug that causes the linker scripts to be generated incorrectly. The symptom of this appears to be "fatal error - scanner input buffer overflow" error messages. There are various |
