binutils-gdb/ld
Martin Storsjö 3c557e1ae9 ld/PE: Handle MS style import libraries for files named *.exe too
When handling MS style import libraries (also called short import
libraries, or ILF), we need to detect the kind of library.

So far, this has been done by looking at the member file names
in the import library - in an MS style import library, all the
member files for a specific library have the same member file
name - the name of the runtime module to link against. Usually
this is a DLL - thus we do a case insensitive comparison and
check if the suffix is .dll.

However, an .exe can also export symbols which can be linked
against in the same way. In particular, if linking against
WDK (Windows Driver Kit) import libraries, e.g. wdmsec.lib, the
import libraries can provide imports for ntoskrnl.exe.

Instead of specifically checking for *.dll (and *.exe, etc),
invert the condition and skip archive members named *.o and *.obj.
For any remaining archive members, that do contain .idata
sections, apply the renaming. (The renaming is also mostly
harmless if applied where it isn't needed; if archive members
already have unique file names, their relative ordering should
remain intact except for very contrieved cases.)

Signed-off-by: Martin Storsjö <martin@martin.st>
2024-11-22 12:39:42 +02:00
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emulparams LoongArch: Add DT_RELR support 2024-07-05 12:11:11 +08:00
emultempl ld/PE: Handle MS style import libraries for files named *.exe too 2024-11-22 12:39:42 +02:00
po Updated translations for the bfd, binutils, gas, ld and opcodes directories 2024-07-29 11:57:25 +01:00
scripttempl ld: Move note sections after .rodata section 2024-11-11 19:47:44 +08:00
testsuite RISC-V: Don't report warnings when linking different privileged spec objects. 2024-11-19 13:44:49 +08:00
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aclocal.m4 mmap: Avoid the sanitizer configure check failure 2024-04-10 03:57:46 -07:00
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config.in Replace uses of asprintf with xasprintf 2024-10-24 17:58:00 +10:30
configure Replace uses of asprintf with xasprintf 2024-10-24 17:58:00 +10:30
configure.ac Replace uses of asprintf with xasprintf 2024-10-24 17:58:00 +10:30
configure.host Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
configure.tgt Add /usr/lib32 to the native search paths for FreeBSD systems. 2024-07-25 15:27:40 +01:00
deffile.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
deffilep.y ld: fix 32-bit mingw DLL symbol export bug 2024-01-19 15:02:45 +00:00
dep-in.sed
elf-hints-local.h Remove bfd_stdint.h 2021-03-31 10:49:23 +10:30
fdl.texi
gen-doc.texi Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
genscrba.sh
genscripts.sh ld: Change -z one-rosegment to --rosegment in comments 2024-09-20 11:02:40 +08:00
h8-doc.texi Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ld.h Add --section-ordering command line option to the bfd linker. 2024-05-10 16:59:05 +01:00
ld.texi ld: Support percent-encoded JSON in --package-metadata 2024-11-18 11:38:25 +01:00
ldbuildid.c ld: support --build-id=xx mode 2024-09-24 09:59:42 -04:00
ldbuildid.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldcref.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldctor.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldctor.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldelf.c PR32300, --dependency-file: link dependencies are not all collected 2024-10-26 10:25:38 +10:30
ldelf.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldelfgen.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldelfgen.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldemul.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldemul.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldexp.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldexp.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldfile.c PR32300, --dependency-file: link dependencies are not all collected 2024-10-26 10:25:38 +10:30
ldfile.h PR32300, --dependency-file: link dependencies are not all collected 2024-10-26 10:25:38 +10:30
ldgram.y PR32300, --dependency-file: link dependencies are not all collected 2024-10-26 10:25:38 +10:30
ldint.texi ld/doc: drop stray blank 2024-06-28 13:16:14 +02:00
ldlang.c Replace uses of asprintf with xasprintf 2024-10-24 17:58:00 +10:30
ldlang.h PR32300, --dependency-file: link dependencies are not all collected 2024-10-26 10:25:38 +10:30
ldlex-wrapper.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldlex.h ld/ELF: Add --image-base command line option to the ELF linker 2024-10-29 19:38:39 +10:30
ldlex.l Add --section-ordering command line option to the bfd linker. 2024-05-10 16:59:05 +01:00
ldmain.c PR 32359, --dependency-file: wrong error message if fopen fails 2024-11-16 10:07:12 +10:30
ldmain.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldmisc.c ld: Support percent-encoded JSON in --package-metadata 2024-11-18 11:38:25 +01:00
ldmisc.h ld: Support percent-encoded JSON in --package-metadata 2024-11-18 11:38:25 +01:00
ldver.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldver.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
ldwrite.c Re: elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol returning false 2024-02-15 19:11:42 +10:30
ldwrite.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
lexsup.c ld/ELF: Add --image-base command line option to the ELF linker 2024-10-29 19:38:39 +10:30
libdep_plugin.c libdep plugin: fix bugs in parser and drop escaping 2024-06-24 16:00:14 +01:00
MAINTAINERS Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
Makefile.am Revert "Remove LIBINTL_DEP" 2024-06-20 21:15:27 +09:30
Makefile.in Revert "Remove LIBINTL_DEP" 2024-06-20 21:15:27 +09:30
mri.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
mri.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
NEWS ld: Support percent-encoded JSON in --package-metadata 2024-11-18 11:38:25 +01:00
pdb.c ld: fix -std=gnu23 compatibility wrt _Bool 2024-11-18 03:09:16 +00:00
pdb.h ld/pdb: Handle DEBUG_S_INLINEELINES data 2024-09-24 02:33:08 +01:00
pe-dll.c Replace uses of asprintf with xasprintf 2024-10-24 17:58:00 +10:30
pe-dll.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
pep-dll-aarch64.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
pep-dll-x86_64.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
pep-dll.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
pep-dll.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
plugin.c PR32300, --dependency-file: link dependencies are not all collected 2024-10-26 10:25:38 +10:30
plugin.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
README Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
sysdep.h Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
testplug2.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
testplug3.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
testplug4.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
testplug.c Update year range in copyright notice of binutils files 2024-01-04 22:58:12 +10:30
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		README for LD

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 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 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 supports a control language.

* There is a user manual (ld.texi), as well as the
  beginnings of an internals manual (ldint.texi).

Installation
============

See ../binutils/README.

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
or using the --with-lib-path configure switch.

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
=======================

See the ldint.texi 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
workarounds to this:
  * Build and install bash, and build with "make SHELL=bash".
  * Update to a version of HP/UX with a working shell (e.g., 9.05).
  * Replace "(. ${srcdir}/scripttempl/${SCRIPT_NAME}.sc)" in
    genscripts.sh with "sh ${srcdir}..." (no parens) and make sure the
    emulparams script used exports any shell variables it sets.

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