binutils-gdb/gold
Sriraman Tallam 9e9143bc87 Make linker scripts and section ordering via --section-ordering-file or
linker plugins work. This patch lets linker scripts take precedence.

2013-01-09  Sriraman Tallam  <tmsriram@google.com>

	* output.h (sort_attached_input_sections): Change to be public.
	* script-sections.cc
	(Output_section_definition::set_section_addresses): Sort
	attached input sections according to section order before linker
	script assigns section addresses.
	(Orphan_output_section::set_section_addresses): Sort
	attached input sections according to section order before linker
	script assigns section addresses.
	* Makefile.am (final_layout.sh): Use a simple linker script to
	check if section ordering still works.
	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
2013-01-10 00:18:15 +00:00
..
po Regenerate. 2012-11-08 03:03:26 +00:00
testsuite Make linker scripts and section ordering via --section-ordering-file or 2013-01-10 00:18:15 +00:00
aclocal.m4 * configure.ac (HAVE_ZLIB): Use AM_ZLIB instead of AC_SEARCH_LIBS. 2012-12-07 04:28:52 +00:00
archive.cc * archive.cc (Library_base::should_include_member): Check for 2012-04-17 00:28:41 +00:00
archive.h PR gold/12163 2011-06-02 20:13:23 +00:00
arm-reloc-property.cc Fix typos in gold. 2010-12-14 19:03:30 +00:00
arm-reloc-property.h Fix typos in gold. 2010-12-14 19:03:30 +00:00
arm-reloc.def Fix typos in gold. 2010-12-14 19:03:30 +00:00
arm.cc * arm.cc (Target_arm::attributes_accept_div): New function. 2013-01-09 15:27:24 +00:00
attributes.cc * archive.cc: Formatting fixes: Remove whitespace between 2010-08-25 08:36:54 +00:00
attributes.h Fix typos in gold. 2010-12-14 19:03:30 +00:00
binary.cc * binary.cc (Binary_to_elf::sized_convert): Don't crash if the 2011-05-29 17:17:39 +00:00
binary.h Add support for --format binary for input files. 2008-02-08 07:06:58 +00:00
ChangeLog Make linker scripts and section ordering via --section-ordering-file or 2013-01-10 00:18:15 +00:00
common.cc * arm.cc (Arm_relocate_functions::abs16): Remove unused typedef. 2012-07-11 14:18:40 +00:00
common.h * gold.cc (queue_middle_gc_tasks): Use a separate blocker for each 2010-02-12 04:33:53 +00:00
compressed_output.cc * compressed_output.cc (zlib_decompress): Fix signature in 2010-07-13 11:59:02 +00:00
compressed_output.h * compressed_output.cc (zlib_decompress): New function. 2010-07-12 17:59:58 +00:00
config.in * config.in: Disable sanity check for kfreebsd. 2012-09-10 22:30:57 +00:00
configure Properly install gold as default linker 2013-01-07 19:55:41 +00:00
configure.ac Properly install gold as default linker 2013-01-07 19:55:41 +00:00
configure.tgt Add support for tilegx in gold. 2012-09-15 17:11:28 +00:00
copy-relocs.cc * object.h (Relobj::local_symbol_value): New function. 2011-12-19 21:07:16 +00:00
copy-relocs.h * copy-relocs.cc (Copy_relocs::copy_reloc): Call make_copy_reloc 2011-06-08 03:50:12 +00:00
cref.cc Fix typos in gold. 2010-12-14 19:03:30 +00:00
cref.h PR 10980 2010-01-05 21:52:51 +00:00
debug.h * debug.h (DEBUG_INCREMENTAL): New flag. 2010-10-14 22:10:22 +00:00
defstd.cc PR 10893 2010-08-19 22:50:16 +00:00
defstd.h Update copyright years. Update language files. 2008-03-13 21:04:21 +00:00
descriptors.cc gold/ 2012-11-01 22:43:26 +00:00
descriptors.h 2009-03-23 Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com> 2009-03-24 04:50:32 +00:00
dirsearch.cc 2011-11-17 Sterling Augustine <saugustine@google.com> 2011-11-17 17:46:54 +00:00
dirsearch.h 2011-11-17 Sterling Augustine <saugustine@google.com> 2011-11-17 17:46:54 +00:00
dwarf_reader.cc gold/ 2012-11-01 22:35:06 +00:00
dwarf_reader.h gold/ 2012-10-23 21:41:37 +00:00
dwp.cc gold/ 2012-12-15 00:57:30 +00:00
dwp.h gold/ 2012-10-24 02:26:39 +00:00
dynobj.cc * dynobj.cc (Sized_dynobj::do_get_global_symbol_counts): Call 2012-06-04 20:00:31 +00:00
dynobj.h 2012-03-21 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com> 2012-03-21 19:02:22 +00:00
ehframe.cc * arm.cc (Arm_relocate_functions::abs16): Remove unused typedef. 2012-07-11 14:18:40 +00:00
ehframe.h PR gold/12571 2011-07-01 22:05:01 +00:00
errors.cc * common.cc (Symbol_table::do_allocate_commons_list): Call 2011-06-08 04:43:28 +00:00
errors.h * common.cc (Symbol_table::do_allocate_commons_list): Call 2011-06-08 04:43:28 +00:00
expression.cc * object.h (Relobj::local_symbol_value): New function. 2011-12-19 21:07:16 +00:00
ffsll.c * ffsll.c (ffsll): Correct implementation. 2009-03-30 23:17:11 +00:00
fileread.cc gold/ 2012-12-10 17:38:42 +00:00
fileread.h gold/ 2012-10-23 21:29:20 +00:00
freebsd.h * configure.ac (ENABLE_GOLD): Consider *-*-nacl* targets ELF. 2012-05-02 21:37:24 +00:00
ftruncate.c Add copyright notices 2012-12-17 16:56:12 +00:00
gc.cc 2009-01-20 Sriraman Tallam <tmsriram@google.com> 2009-01-28 02:25:33 +00:00
gc.h * target.h (Target::gc_mark_symbol, do_gc_mark_symbol): New functions. 2012-09-09 03:43:51 +00:00
gdb-index.cc gold/ 2012-10-23 21:41:37 +00:00
gdb-index.h 2012-09-10 Sterling Augustine <saugustine@google.com> 2012-09-10 19:16:33 +00:00
gold-threads.cc Fix typos in gold. 2010-12-14 19:03:30 +00:00
gold-threads.h 2010-02-22 Doug Kwan <dougkwan@google.com> 2010-02-22 18:26:29 +00:00
gold.cc PR gold/14726 2012-10-17 11:58:39 +00:00
gold.h gold/ 2012-10-24 02:26:39 +00:00
i386.cc gold/ 2012-11-02 19:50:36 +00:00
icf.cc * target.h (Target::can_check_for_function_pointers): Rewrite. 2011-06-28 21:15:42 +00:00
icf.h 2011-02-02 Sriraman Tallam <tmsriram@google.com> 2011-02-02 21:55:29 +00:00
incremental-dump.cc * incremental-dump.cc (find_input_containing_global): Replace 2012-04-24 22:05:28 +00:00
incremental.cc gold/ 2012-11-01 22:35:06 +00:00
incremental.h PR gold/14570 2012-09-12 18:29:18 +00:00
int_encoding.cc * int_encoding.cc (read_unsigned_LEB_128): Replaced with inline 2012-01-25 07:34:55 +00:00
int_encoding.h * int_encoding.cc (read_unsigned_LEB_128): Replaced with inline 2012-01-25 07:34:55 +00:00
layout.cc * layout.cc (Layout::special_ordering_of_input_section): New 2012-12-21 06:24:31 +00:00
layout.h * layout.cc (Layout::special_ordering_of_input_section): New 2012-12-21 06:24:31 +00:00
main.cc 2012-03-21 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com> 2012-03-21 19:02:22 +00:00
Makefile.am Add copyright notices 2012-12-17 16:56:12 +00:00
Makefile.in Add copyright notices 2012-12-17 16:56:12 +00:00
mapfile.cc * incremental-dump.cc (dump_incremental_inputs): Print dynamic reloc 2011-05-24 21:41:10 +00:00
mapfile.h * incremental-dump.cc (dump_incremental_inputs): Print dynamic reloc 2011-05-24 21:41:10 +00:00
merge.cc * dwarf_reader.cc (Sized_dwarf_line_info::Sized_dwarf_line_info): 2012-02-29 21:22:29 +00:00
merge.h Fix typos in gold. 2010-12-14 19:03:30 +00:00
mremap.c * configure.ac: Check for sys/mman.h and mmap. Check for mremap 2011-04-12 18:06:16 +00:00
nacl.cc gold/ 2012-11-01 18:16:23 +00:00
nacl.h * configure.ac (ENABLE_GOLD): Consider *-*-nacl* targets ELF. 2012-05-02 21:37:24 +00:00
NEWS Add copyright notices 2012-12-17 16:56:12 +00:00
object.cc PR gold/14727 2012-10-18 05:36:02 +00:00
object.h gold/ 2012-10-23 21:34:58 +00:00
options.cc * options.cc (General_options::finalize): Disallow -pie and -static. 2012-02-15 00:56:16 +00:00
options.h Add -fuse-ld= for GCC linker option compatibility 2013-01-07 16:57:57 +00:00
output.cc gold/ 2013-01-07 21:36:56 +00:00
output.h Make linker scripts and section ordering via --section-ordering-file or 2013-01-10 00:18:15 +00:00
parameters.cc * configure.ac (ENABLE_GOLD): Consider *-*-nacl* targets ELF. 2012-05-02 21:37:24 +00:00
parameters.h * gold.cc: Include timer.h. 2011-10-18 00:06:10 +00:00
plugin.cc Patch adds support to allow plugins to map selected subset of sections to unique 2012-08-24 18:35:35 +00:00
plugin.h 2012-03-21 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com> 2012-03-21 19:02:22 +00:00
powerpc.cc * powerpc.cc (class Track_tls): New. 2012-12-12 08:09:41 +00:00
pread.c * pread.c: Include stdio.h. 2009-10-09 23:10:15 +00:00
README Add copyright notices 2012-12-17 16:56:12 +00:00
readsyms.cc * dwarf_reader.cc (Sized_dwarf_line_info::Sized_dwarf_line_info): 2012-02-29 21:22:29 +00:00
readsyms.h * archive.cc (Archive::include_member): Adjust call to 2011-04-12 00:44:48 +00:00
reduced_debug_output.cc elfcpp/ 2012-05-01 22:46:36 +00:00
reduced_debug_output.h Revert -Wshadow changes, all changes from: 2009-12-14 19:53:05 +00:00
reloc-types.h * copy-relocs.cc: New file. 2008-04-16 22:54:29 +00:00
reloc.cc * object.h (Sized_relobj_file::emit_relocs): Delete. 2012-09-05 00:34:20 +00:00
reloc.h * arm.cc (Target_arm::do_is_defined_by_abi): Make sym a const 2012-04-26 00:07:21 +00:00
resolve.cc * resolve.cc (Symbol_table::resolve): When merging common symbols, 2012-03-13 16:08:53 +00:00
script-c.h * README: Remove claim that MEMORY is not supported. 2010-09-08 16:10:33 +00:00
script-sections.cc Make linker scripts and section ordering via --section-ordering-file or 2013-01-10 00:18:15 +00:00
script-sections.h PR ld/14265 2012-08-14 08:31:57 +00:00
script.cc 2011-11-17 Sterling Augustine <saugustine@google.com> 2011-11-17 17:46:54 +00:00
script.h PR gold/13023 2011-10-31 22:51:03 +00:00
sparc.cc gold/ 2012-11-01 23:27:00 +00:00
stringpool.cc * archive.cc: Formatting fixes: Remove whitespace between 2010-08-25 08:36:54 +00:00
stringpool.h * symtab.cc (Symbol::versioned_name): New function. 2011-06-28 05:39:45 +00:00
symtab.cc * target.h (Target::gc_mark_symbol, do_gc_mark_symbol): New functions. 2012-09-09 03:43:51 +00:00
symtab.h * powerpc.cc: Formatting and white space. 2012-08-18 11:12:50 +00:00
system.h gold/ 2012-11-01 22:44:58 +00:00
target-reloc.h gold/ 2012-11-01 23:27:00 +00:00
target-select.cc * configure.ac (ENABLE_GOLD): Consider *-*-nacl* targets ELF. 2012-05-02 21:37:24 +00:00
target-select.h * configure.ac (ENABLE_GOLD): Consider *-*-nacl* targets ELF. 2012-05-02 21:37:24 +00:00
target.cc gold: Fix parameterization of do_adjust_elf_header 2012-04-20 22:23:47 +00:00
target.h gold/ 2012-11-01 23:27:00 +00:00
tilegx.cc gold/ 2012-11-01 23:27:00 +00:00
timer.cc * timer.cc: #include <unistd.h>. 2012-04-06 17:21:55 +00:00
timer.h * gold.cc: Include timer.h. 2011-10-18 00:06:10 +00:00
tls.h Update copyright years. Update language files. 2008-03-13 21:04:21 +00:00
TODO * TODO: New file. 2008-04-03 00:33:37 +00:00
token.h * dirsearch.cc (Dirsearch::initialize): Add all blockers before 2010-02-11 07:42:17 +00:00
version.cc Update gold copyright year to 2013 2013-01-02 18:39:21 +00:00
workqueue-internal.h * workqueue-internal.h (Workqueue_threader::should_cancel_thread): 2011-07-28 23:25:06 +00:00
workqueue-threads.cc * workqueue-internal.h (Workqueue_threader::should_cancel_thread): 2011-07-28 23:25:06 +00:00
workqueue.cc * workqueue-internal.h (Workqueue_threader::should_cancel_thread): 2011-07-28 23:25:06 +00:00
workqueue.h * workqueue-internal.h (Workqueue_threader::should_cancel_thread): 2011-07-28 23:25:06 +00:00
x86_64.cc Fix TLS to LE optimization for x32 2012-11-20 05:56:06 +00:00
yyscript.y 2011-11-11 Sterling Augustine <saugustine@google.com> 2011-11-11 22:29:43 +00:00

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gold is an ELF linker.  It is intended to have complete support for
ELF and to run as fast as possible on modern systems.  For normal use
it is a drop-in replacement for the older GNU linker.

gold is part of the GNU binutils.  See ../binutils/README for more
general notes, including where to send bug reports.

gold was originally developed at Google, and was contributed to the
Free Software Foundation in March 2008.  At Google it was designed by
Ian Lance Taylor, with major contributions by Cary Coutant, Craig
Silverstein, and Andrew Chatham.

The existing GNU linker manual is intended to be accurate
documentation for features which gold supports.  gold supports most of
the features of the GNU linker for ELF targets.  Notable
omissions--features of the GNU linker not currently supported in
gold--are:
  * MRI compatible linker scripts
  * cross-reference reports (--cref)
  * various other minor options


Notes on the code
=================

These are some notes which may be helpful to people working on the
source code of gold itself.

gold is written in C++.  It is a GNU program, and therefore follows
the GNU formatting standards as modified for C++.  Source documents in
order of decreasing precedence:
    http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/
    http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/17_intro/C++STYLE
    http://www.zembu.com/eng/procs/c++style.html

The linker is intended to have complete support for cross-compilation,
while still supporting the normal case of native linking as fast as
possible.  In order to do this, many classes are actually templates
whose parameter is the ELF file class (e.g., 32 bits or 64 bits).  The
C++ code is the same, but we don't pay the execution time cost of
always using 64-bit integers if the target is 32 bits.  Many of these
class templates also have an endianness parameter: true for
big-endian, false for little-endian.

The linker is multi-threaded.  The Task class represents a single unit
of work.  Task objects are stored on a single Workqueue object.  Tasks
communicate via Task_token objects.  Task_token objects are only
manipulated while holding the master Workqueue lock.  Relatively few
mutexes are used.


Build requirements
==================

The gold source code uses templates heavily.  Building it requires a
recent version of g++.  g++ 4.0.3 and 4.1.3 are known to work.  g++
3.2, 3.4.3, and 4.1.2 are known to fail.

The linker script parser uses features which are only in newer
versions of bison.  bison 2.3 is known to work.  bison 1.26 is known
to fail.  If you are building gold from an official binutils release,
the bison output should already be included.


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