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Re: [RFC PATCH, binutils, ELF 9/11] Add support for creating import libraries
- From: Thomas Preudhomme <thomas dot preudhomme at foss dot arm dot com>
- To: binutils at sourceware dot org
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:44:38 +0100
- Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH, binutils, ELF 9/11] Add support for creating import libraries
- Authentication-results: sourceware.org; auth=none
- References: <005201d13d58$0d5314a0$27f93de0$ at foss dot arm dot com>
On Wednesday 23 December 2015 16:00:53 Thomas Preud'homme wrote:
> Hi,
>
> [Posting patch series as RFC]
>
> This patch is part of a patch series to add support for ARMv8-M security
> extension[1] to GNU ld. This specific patch adds target-independent support
> for creating generic import library.
>
> One common development model for embedded devices is for ROM functions to be
> bundled in such devices and application developers calling these functions
> to interact with the device. In such cases, a way is needed for the
> application to know the addresses of the ROM functions. One convenient
> mechanism is to create a so called import library that application
> developers can link against. Such a library can already be created with
> objcopy --extract-symbol but this means it is done as a separate step than
> linking.
>
> This patch extend the --out-implib switch from i386 PE backend to all ELF
> backends. This switch specifies a file where an import library should be
> created. The library is an object file containing no code or data section
> but just a symbol table with all symbols being absolute. By default, all
> global symbols in the output file are copied into the import library but
> target backend can apply different filters as they see fit, for instance
> when extra switches are supplied by the user.
>
>
> [1] Software requirements for ARMv8-M security extension are described in
> document ARM-ECM-0359818 [2] [2] Available on http://infocenter.arm.com in
> Developer guides and articles > Software development > ARMÂv8-M Security
> Extensions: Requirements on Development Tools
Please find an updated patch below.
*** bfd/ChangeLog ***
2016-02-17 Thomas Preud'homme <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
* elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols): Declare backend hook.
(_bfd_elf_filter_global_symbols): Declare.
* elf.c (_bfd_elf_filter_global_symbols): New function.
* elflink.c (elf_filter_global_symbols): Likewise.
(elf_output_implib): Likewise.
(bfd_elf_final_link): Call above function, failing if it does.
* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols): Define macro and
default it to NULL.
(elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol): Fix spacing.
(elf_backend_hide_symbol): Likewise.
(elfNN_bed): Initialize elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols backend hook.
*** include/ChangeLog ***
2015-10-30 Thomas Preud'homme <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
* bfdlink.h (struct bfd_link_info): Declare new ldscript_def and
out_implib_bfd fields.
*** ld/ChangeLog ***
2015-11-02 Thomas Preud'homme <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Open import
library file for writing and initialize implib_bfd field of link_info
structure.
* emultempl/pe.em (pe_implib_filename): Remove variable declaration.
(OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME): Remove macro definition.
(gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options): Remove --out-implib option.
(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Likewise.
(gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Likewise.
(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_finish): Use command_line.out_implib_filename
instead of pe_implib_filename.
* emultempl/pep.em (pep_implib_filename): Remove variable declaration.
(OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME): Remove enumerator.
(gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options): Remove --out-implib option.
(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Likewise.
(gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Likewise.
(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_finish): Use command_line.out_implib_filename
instead of pep_implib_filename.
* ld.h (args_type): Declare new out_implib_filename field.
* ld.texinfo (--out-implib): Move documentation to arch-independent
part and rephrase to apply to ELF targets.
* ldexp.c (exp_fold_tree_1): Set ldscript_def field to 1 for symbols
defined in linker scripts.
* ldlex.h (enum option_values): Declare new OPTION_OUT_IMPLIB
enumerator.
* lexsup.c (ld_options): Add entry for new --out-implib switch.
(parse_args): Handle OPTION_OUT_IMPLIB case.
*** ld/testsuite/ChangeLog ***
2015-10-30 Thomas Preud'homme <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
* ld-elf/elf.exp (Generate empty import library): New test.
(Generate import library): Likewise.
* ld-elf/implib.s: Likewise.
* ld-elf/implib.rd: New file.
* ld-elf/empty-implib.out: Likewise
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index
6a04f044e78bcbf5975ca88987feb878865cbea5..dc25569cac448e336d90dcbe6813d5a26e188095
100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -1125,6 +1125,11 @@ struct elf_backend_data
bfd_boolean (*) (void *, const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection *,
struct elf_link_hash_entry *));
+ /* Filter what symbols of the output file to include in the import
+ library if one is created. */
+ unsigned int (*elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols)
+ (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asymbol **, long);
+
/* Copy any information related to dynamic linking from a pre-existing
symbol to a newly created symbol. Also called to copy flags and
other back-end info to a weakdef, in which case the symbol is not
@@ -1937,6 +1942,8 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_section_already_linked
(bfd *, asection *, struct bfd_link_info *);
extern void bfd_elf_set_group_contents
(bfd *, asection *, void *);
+extern unsigned int _bfd_elf_filter_global_symbols
+ (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asymbol **, long);
extern asection *_bfd_elf_check_kept_section
(asection *, struct bfd_link_info *);
#define _bfd_elf_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index
74c2f2d33a46057fb1551a5f50190cf001ff1779..e82a2ca1174786c3c394662f7bda5e4787172c1b
100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -3676,6 +3676,43 @@ sym_is_global (bfd *abfd, asymbol *sym)
|| bfd_is_com_section (bfd_get_section (sym)));
}
+/* Filter global symbols of ABFD to include in the import library. All
+ SYMCOUNT symbols of ABFD can be examined from their pointers in
+ SYMS. Pointers of symbols to keep should be stored continuously at
+ the beginning of that array.
+
+ Returns the number of symbols to keep. */
+
+unsigned int
+_bfd_elf_filter_global_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
+ asymbol **syms, long symcount)
+{
+ long src_count, dst_count = 0;
+
+ for (src_count = 0; src_count < symcount; src_count++)
+ {
+ asymbol *sym = syms[src_count];
+ char *name = (char *) bfd_asymbol_name (sym);
+ struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+ if (!sym_is_global (abfd, sym))
+ continue;
+
+ h = bfd_link_hash_lookup (info->hash, name, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+ if (h->type != bfd_link_hash_defined && h->type !=
bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+ continue;
+
+ if (h->linker_def || h->ldscript_def)
+ continue;
+
+ syms[dst_count++] = sym;
+ }
+
+ syms[dst_count] = NULL;
+
+ return dst_count;
+}
+
/* Don't output section symbols for sections that are not going to be
output, that are duplicates or there is no BFD section. */
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index
ac03ce5003adea4a8fef6481e638c02a7d85d177..7c8809f02e6abeaac288fc17ddd17ce4ff5b1bc2
100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -10831,6 +10831,107 @@ elf_fixup_link_order (bfd *abfd, asection *o)
return TRUE;
}
+/* Generate an import library in INFO->implib_bfd from symbols in ABFD.
+ Returns TRUE upon success, FALSE otherwise. */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_output_implib (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+ bfd_boolean ret = FALSE;
+ bfd *implib_bfd;
+ const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+ flagword flags;
+ enum bfd_architecture arch;
+ unsigned int mach;
+ asymbol **sympp = NULL;
+ long symsize;
+ long symcount;
+ long src_count;
+ elf_symbol_type *osymbuf;
+
+ implib_bfd = info->out_implib_bfd;
+ bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+
+ if (!bfd_set_format (implib_bfd, bfd_object))
+ return FALSE;
+
+ flags = bfd_get_file_flags (abfd);
+ flags &= ~HAS_RELOC;
+ if (!bfd_set_start_address (implib_bfd, 0)
+ || !bfd_set_file_flags (implib_bfd, flags))
+ return FALSE;
+
+ /* Copy architecture of output file to import library file. */
+ arch = bfd_get_arch (abfd);
+ mach = bfd_get_mach (abfd);
+ if (!bfd_set_arch_mach (implib_bfd, arch, mach)
+ && (abfd->target_defaulted
+ || bfd_get_arch (abfd) != bfd_get_arch (implib_bfd)))
+ return FALSE;
+
+ /* Get symbol table size. */
+ symsize = bfd_get_symtab_upper_bound (abfd);
+ if (symsize < 0)
+ return FALSE;
+
+ /* Read in the symbol table. */
+ sympp = (asymbol **) xmalloc (symsize);
+ symcount = bfd_canonicalize_symtab (abfd, sympp);
+ if (symcount < 0)
+ goto free_sym_buf;
+
+ /* Allow the BFD backend to copy any private header data it
+ understands from the output BFD to the import library BFD. */
+ if (! bfd_copy_private_header_data (abfd, implib_bfd))
+ goto free_sym_buf;
+
+ /* Filter symbols to appear in the import library. */
+ if (bed->elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols)
+ symcount = bed->elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols (abfd, info, sympp,
+ symcount);
+ else
+ symcount = _bfd_elf_filter_global_symbols (abfd, info, sympp, symcount);
+ if (symcount == 0)
+ {
+ (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B: no symbol found for import library"),
+ implib_bfd);
+ goto free_sym_buf;
+ }
+
+
+ /* Make symbols absolute. */
+ osymbuf = (elf_symbol_type *) bfd_alloc2 (implib_bfd, symcount,
+ sizeof (*osymbuf));
+ for (src_count = 0; src_count < symcount; src_count++)
+ {
+ memcpy (&osymbuf[src_count], (elf_symbol_type *) sympp[src_count],
+ sizeof (*osymbuf));
+ osymbuf[src_count].symbol.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+ osymbuf[src_count].internal_elf_sym.st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
+ osymbuf[src_count].symbol.value += sympp[src_count]->section->vma;
+ osymbuf[src_count].internal_elf_sym.st_value =
+ osymbuf[src_count].symbol.value;
+ sympp[src_count] = &osymbuf[src_count].symbol;
+ }
+
+ bfd_set_symtab (implib_bfd, sympp, symcount);
+
+ /* Allow the BFD backend to copy any private data it understands
+ from the output BFD to the import library BFD. This is done last
+ to permit the routine to look at the filtered symbol table. */
+ if (! bfd_copy_private_bfd_data (abfd, implib_bfd))
+ goto free_sym_buf;
+
+ if (!bfd_close (implib_bfd))
+ goto free_sym_buf;
+
+ ret = TRUE;
+
+free_sym_buf:
+ free (sympp);
+ return ret;
+}
+
static void
elf_final_link_free (bfd *obfd, struct elf_final_link_info *flinfo)
{
@@ -11633,6 +11734,13 @@ bfd_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info
*info)
return FALSE;
}
+ if (info->out_implib_bfd && !elf_output_implib (abfd, info))
+ {
+ (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B: failed to generate import library"),
+ info->out_implib_bfd);
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
/* Adjust the relocs to have the correct symbol indices. */
for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
{
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-target.h b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
index
b3227ed3c521ad4e7dacbd0f0d433f4b45e4ba5f..f996885cb56ab24860ca18a4aafe1d33f3915649
100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-target.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
@@ -514,11 +514,14 @@
#ifndef elf_backend_output_arch_syms
#define elf_backend_output_arch_syms NULL
#endif
+#ifndef elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols
+#define elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols NULL
+#endif
#ifndef elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol
-#define elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol _bfd_elf_link_hash_copy_indirect
+#define elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol _bfd_elf_link_hash_copy_indirect
#endif
#ifndef elf_backend_hide_symbol
-#define elf_backend_hide_symbol _bfd_elf_link_hash_hide_symbol
+#define elf_backend_hide_symbol _bfd_elf_link_hash_hide_symbol
#endif
#ifndef elf_backend_fixup_symbol
#define elf_backend_fixup_symbol NULL
@@ -750,6 +753,7 @@ static struct elf_backend_data elfNN_bed =
elf_backend_print_symbol_all,
elf_backend_output_arch_local_syms,
elf_backend_output_arch_syms,
+ elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols,
elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol,
elf_backend_hide_symbol,
elf_backend_fixup_symbol,
diff --git a/include/bfdlink.h b/include/bfdlink.h
index
9b849aa761e1e59d5f31f2ec6f2769f28421d251..5d772d0b8b41bdad06b9f02ff4a030c06fe75345
100644
--- a/include/bfdlink.h
+++ b/include/bfdlink.h
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ struct bfd_link_hash_entry
in a linker script. */
unsigned int linker_def : 1;
+ /* Symbol defined in a linker script. */
+ unsigned int ldscript_def : 1;
+
/* A union of information depending upon the type. */
union
{
@@ -499,6 +502,9 @@ struct bfd_link_info
/* The output BFD. */
bfd *output_bfd;
+ /* The import library generated. */
+ bfd *out_implib_bfd;
+
/* The list of input BFD's involved in the link. These are chained
together via the link.next field. */
bfd *input_bfds;
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
index
d9d3393ec04e48d690ddf528e86636e778bdccf3..d04a365563d3eb730f5404e906862bbcfd9f6bca
100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
@@ -1025,6 +1025,20 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open (void)
if (!is_elf_hash_table (htab))
return;
+ if (command_line.out_implib_filename)
+ {
+ unlink_if_ordinary (command_line.out_implib_filename);
+ link_info.out_implib_bfd
+ = bfd_openw (command_line.out_implib_filename,
+ bfd_get_target (link_info.output_bfd));
+
+ if (link_info.out_implib_bfd == NULL)
+ {
+ einfo ("%F%s: Can't open for writing: %E\n",
+ command_line.out_implib_filename);
+ }
+ }
+
if (emit_note_gnu_build_id != NULL)
{
bfd *abfd;
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pe.em b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
index
f15c6c415c2c2b41b3c4f9753c4a2fafd2f59767..40980b490a89f69f42605f83798cf2c815437d30
100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pe.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ static const char *emit_build_id;
#ifdef DLL_SUPPORT
static int pe_enable_stdcall_fixup = -1; /* 0=disable 1=enable. */
static char *pe_out_def_filename = NULL;
-static char *pe_implib_filename = NULL;
static int pe_enable_auto_image_base = 0;
static unsigned long pe_auto_image_base = 0x61500000;
static char *pe_dll_search_prefix = NULL;
@@ -228,8 +227,7 @@ fragment <<EOF
#define OPTION_STDCALL_ALIASES (OPTION_KILL_ATS + 1)
#define OPTION_ENABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP (OPTION_STDCALL_ALIASES + 1)
#define OPTION_DISABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP (OPTION_ENABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP + 1)
-#define OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME (OPTION_DISABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP + 1)
-#define OPTION_THUMB_ENTRY (OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME + 1)
+#define OPTION_THUMB_ENTRY (OPTION_DISABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP + 1)
#define OPTION_WARN_DUPLICATE_EXPORTS (OPTION_THUMB_ENTRY + 1)
#define OPTION_IMP_COMPAT (OPTION_WARN_DUPLICATE_EXPORTS + 1)
#define OPTION_ENABLE_AUTO_IMAGE_BASE (OPTION_IMP_COMPAT + 1)
@@ -323,7 +321,6 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options
{"add-stdcall-alias", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_STDCALL_ALIASES},
{"enable-stdcall-fixup", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_ENABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP},
{"disable-stdcall-fixup", no_argument, NULL,
OPTION_DISABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP},
- {"out-implib", required_argument, NULL, OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME},
{"warn-duplicate-exports", no_argument, NULL,
OPTION_WARN_DUPLICATE_EXPORTS},
/* getopt() allows abbreviations, so we do this to stop it from
treating -c as an abbreviation for these --compat-implib. */
@@ -461,7 +458,6 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options (FILE *file)
fprintf (file, _(" export, place into
import library instead.\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --export-all-symbols Automatically export
all globals to DLL\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --kill-at Remove @nn from
exported symbols\n"));
- fprintf (file, _(" --out-implib <file> Generate import
library\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --output-def <file> Generate a .DEF file
for the built DLL\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --warn-duplicate-exports Warn about duplicate
exports\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --compat-implib Create backward
compatible import libs;\n\
@@ -805,9 +801,6 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option (int optc)
case OPTION_DISABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP:
pe_enable_stdcall_fixup = 0;
break;
- case OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME:
- pe_implib_filename = xstrdup (optarg);
- break;
case OPTION_WARN_DUPLICATE_EXPORTS:
pe_dll_warn_dup_exports = 1;
break;
@@ -2073,8 +2066,9 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_finish (void)
)
{
pe_dll_fill_sections (link_info.output_bfd, &link_info);
- if (pe_implib_filename)
- pe_dll_generate_implib (pe_def_file, pe_implib_filename, &link_info);
+ if (command_line.out_implib_filename)
+ pe_dll_generate_implib (pe_def_file, command_line.out_implib_filename,
+ &link_info);
}
#if defined(TARGET_IS_shpe)
/* ARM doesn't need relocs. */
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pep.em b/ld/emultempl/pep.em
index
054a98497f3c386adecd361612d4d1bbdc779049..def1a4f21737d87ca94c1c4616cc691ec5efffd0
100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pep.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pep.em
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ static const char *emit_build_id;
#ifdef DLL_SUPPORT
static int pep_enable_stdcall_fixup = 1; /* 0=disable 1=enable (default).
*/
static char * pep_out_def_filename = NULL;
-static char * pep_implib_filename = NULL;
static int pep_enable_auto_image_base = 0;
static char * pep_dll_search_prefix = NULL;
#endif
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@ enum options
OPTION_STDCALL_ALIASES,
OPTION_ENABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP,
OPTION_DISABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP,
- OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME,
OPTION_WARN_DUPLICATE_EXPORTS,
OPTION_IMP_COMPAT,
OPTION_ENABLE_AUTO_IMAGE_BASE,
@@ -296,7 +294,6 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options
{"add-stdcall-alias", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_STDCALL_ALIASES},
{"enable-stdcall-fixup", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_ENABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP},
{"disable-stdcall-fixup", no_argument, NULL,
OPTION_DISABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP},
- {"out-implib", required_argument, NULL, OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME},
{"warn-duplicate-exports", no_argument, NULL,
OPTION_WARN_DUPLICATE_EXPORTS},
/* getopt() allows abbreviations, so we do this to stop it from
treating -c as an abbreviation for these --compat-implib. */
@@ -427,7 +424,6 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options (FILE *file)
fprintf (file, _(" export, place into
import library instead.\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --export-all-symbols Automatically export
all globals to DLL\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --kill-at Remove @nn from
exported symbols\n"));
- fprintf (file, _(" --out-implib <file> Generate import
library\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --output-def <file> Generate a .DEF file
for the built DLL\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --warn-duplicate-exports Warn about duplicate
exports.\n"));
fprintf (file, _(" --compat-implib Create backward
compatible import libs;\n\
@@ -761,9 +757,6 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option (int optc)
case OPTION_DISABLE_STDCALL_FIXUP:
pep_enable_stdcall_fixup = 0;
break;
- case OPTION_IMPLIB_FILENAME:
- pep_implib_filename = xstrdup (optarg);
- break;
case OPTION_WARN_DUPLICATE_EXPORTS:
pep_dll_warn_dup_exports = 1;
break;
@@ -1851,8 +1844,9 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_finish (void)
&& pep_def_file->num_exports != 0))
{
pep_dll_fill_sections (link_info.output_bfd, &link_info);
- if (pep_implib_filename)
- pep_dll_generate_implib (pep_def_file, pep_implib_filename, &link_info);
+ if (command_line.out_implib_filename)
+ pep_dll_generate_implib (pep_def_file,
+ command_line.out_implib_filename, &link_info);
}
if (pep_out_def_filename)
diff --git a/ld/ld.h b/ld/ld.h
index
ab09032e455f8b64b1d8fd7cbb860d78cfd45e58..e41460fec76e3725fca0a5399e84389266100f32
100644
--- a/ld/ld.h
+++ b/ld/ld.h
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ typedef struct {
input files. */
bfd_boolean accept_unknown_input_arch;
+ /* Name of the import library to generate. */
+ char *out_implib_filename;
+
/* If TRUE we'll just print the default output on stdout. */
bfd_boolean print_output_format;
diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo
index
8507c3fe677921c0c8fbd5fcb5b5a5799d8cfae0..a9a2e347a1e6960406916b36506746dadc557b96
100644
--- a/ld/ld.texinfo
+++ b/ld/ld.texinfo
@@ -1696,6 +1696,16 @@ command @code{OUTPUT_FORMAT} can also specify the
output format, but
this option overrides it. @xref{BFD}.
@end ifclear
+@kindex --out-implib
+@item --out-implib @var{file}
+Create an import library in @var{file} corresponding to the executable
+the linker is generating (eg. a DLL or ELF program). This import
+library (which should be called @code{*.dll.a} or @code{*.a} for DLLs)
+may be used to link clients against the generated executable; this
+behaviour makes it possible to skip a separate import library creation
+step (eg. @code{dlltool} for DLLs). This option is only available for
+the i386 PE and ELF targetted ports of the linker.
+
@kindex -pie
@kindex --pic-executable
@item -pie
@@ -2555,16 +2565,6 @@ automatically or implicitly exported symbols.
[This option is specific to the i386 PE targeted port of the linker]
@cindex DLLs, creating
-@kindex --out-implib
-@item --out-implib @var{file}
-The linker will create the file @var{file} which will contain an
-import lib corresponding to the DLL the linker is generating. This
-import lib (which should be called @code{*.dll.a} or @code{*.a}
-may be used to link clients against the generated DLL; this behaviour
-makes it possible to skip a separate @code{dlltool} import library
-creation step.
-[This option is specific to the i386 PE targeted port of the linker]
-
@kindex --enable-auto-image-base
@item --enable-auto-image-base
@itemx --enable-auto-image-base=@var{value}
diff --git a/ld/ldexp.c b/ld/ldexp.c
index
22dd0d2f1d99beac27690f82c2db423d6db25c81..e8c5dcbd66e84bdc2d11b4c564dd4dc7aee6ca14
100644
--- a/ld/ldexp.c
+++ b/ld/ldexp.c
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ exp_fold_tree_1 (etree_type *tree)
h->u.def.value = expld.result.value;
h->u.def.section = expld.result.section;
h->linker_def = 0;
+ h->ldscript_def = 1;
if (tree->type.node_class == etree_provide)
tree->type.node_class = etree_provided;
diff --git a/ld/ldlex.h b/ld/ldlex.h
index
cf943e425f9db0cca713334037a1fdc1186753e1..52f7198ad2ccec4a96474f2d865392657d6333da
100644
--- a/ld/ldlex.h
+++ b/ld/ldlex.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ enum option_values
OPTION_DYNAMIC_LINKER,
OPTION_NO_DYNAMIC_LINKER,
OPTION_SYSROOT,
+ OPTION_OUT_IMPLIB,
OPTION_EB,
OPTION_EL,
OPTION_EMBEDDED_RELOCS,
diff --git a/ld/lexsup.c b/ld/lexsup.c
index
87341f93dcc41a5529f4258cf8d2ea0eff327c58..aede732f2b60f7af66a3ad505fb157603db20755
100644
--- a/ld/lexsup.c
+++ b/ld/lexsup.c
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ static const struct ld_option ld_options[] =
'o', N_("FILE"), N_("Set output file name"), EXACTLY_TWO_DASHES },
{ {NULL, required_argument, NULL, '\0'},
'O', NULL, N_("Optimize output file"), ONE_DASH },
+ { {"out-implib", required_argument, NULL, OPTION_OUT_IMPLIB},
+ '\0', N_("FILE"), N_("Generate import library"), TWO_DASHES },
#ifdef ENABLE_PLUGINS
{ {"plugin", required_argument, NULL, OPTION_PLUGIN},
'\0', N_("PLUGIN"), N_("Load named plugin"), ONE_DASH },
@@ -1004,6 +1006,9 @@ parse_args (unsigned argc, char **argv)
case OPTION_OFORMAT:
lang_add_output_format (optarg, NULL, NULL, 0);
break;
+ case OPTION_OUT_IMPLIB:
+ command_line.out_implib_filename = xstrdup (optarg);
+ break;
case OPTION_PRINT_SYSROOT:
if (*ld_sysroot)
puts (ld_sysroot);
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/elf.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/elf.exp
index
af0b09187a4c37cf11bda76310c97301d69a4e2d..297b10cce0c5ad62e2a8e8ebff0c610e91d83cf1
100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/elf.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/elf.exp
@@ -126,6 +126,22 @@ foreach t $test_list {
run_dump_test [file rootname $t]
}
+# Check that the --out-implib option work correctly.
+run_ld_link_tests {
+ {"Generate empty import library"
+ "--out-implib=tmpdir/implib.lib" ""
+ "--defsym NO_GLOBAL=1"
+ {implib.s}
+ {{ld empty-implib.out}}
+ "implib"}
+ {"Generate import library"
+ "-Tdata=0x1000 --out-implib=tmpdir/implib.lib" ""
+ ""
+ {implib.s}
+ {{readelf {-s tmpdir/implib.lib} implib.rd}}
+ "implib"}
+}
+
if { [istarget *-*-linux*]
|| [istarget *-*-nacl*]
|| [istarget *-*-gnu*] } {
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/empty-implib.out b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/empty-
implib.out
new file mode 100644
index
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b123064df3f6f429c59fe204d57e57ed76a8d5be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/empty-implib.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.*: .*: no symbol found for import library
+.*: .*: failed to generate import library
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/implib.rd b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/implib.rd
new file mode 100644
index
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9f854a59bd26054a8fdb49f6dbaac4120b2c7ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/implib.rd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+File: tmpdir/implib.lib
+
+Symbol table '.symtab' contains 3 entries:
+ Num: Value +Size Type Bind Vis Ndx Name
+ 0: [0-9a-f]+ 0 NOTYPE LOCAL DEFAULT UND
+ 1: 0+100[0-3] 1 OBJECT GLOBAL DEFAULT ABS exported1
+ 2: 0+100[0-3] 1 OBJECT GLOBAL DEFAULT ABS exported2
+
+File: tmpdir/implib
+
+#...
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/implib.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/implib.s
new file mode 100644
index
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a86a940c138d7dd65e42c609adbe594c579061ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/implib.s
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+.ifndef NO_GLOBAL
+ .bss
+ .comm exported1,1
+
+ .data
+ .global exported2
+ .type exported2, %object
+ .size exported2, 1
+exported2:
+ .byte 21
+.endif
+
+ .bss
+not_exported1:
+ .space 1
+ .size not_exported1, 1
+
+ .data
+ .type not_exported2, %object
+ .size not_exported2, 1
+not_exported2:
+ .byte 42
Is this ok for master branch?
best regards,
Thomas