1 | BFD is a an object file library. It permits applications to use the |
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2 | same routines to process object files regardless of their format. |
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4 | BFD is used by the GNU debugger, assembler, linker, and the binary |
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5 | utilities. |
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7 | The documentation on using BFD is scanty and may be occasionally |
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8 | incorrect. Pointers to documentation problems, or an entirely |
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9 | rewritten manual, would be appreciated. |
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11 | There is some BFD internals documentation in doc/bfdint.texi which may |
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12 | help programmers who want to modify BFD. |
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14 | BFD is normally built as part of another package. See the build |
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15 | instructions for that package, probably in a README file in the |
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16 | appropriate directory. |
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18 | BFD supports the following configure options: |
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20 | --target=TARGET |
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21 | The default target for which to build the library. TARGET is |
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22 | a configuration target triplet, such as sparc-sun-solaris. |
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23 | --enable-targets=TARGET,TARGET,TARGET... |
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24 | Additional targets the library should support. To include |
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25 | support for all known targets, use --enable-targets=all. |
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26 | --enable-64-bit-bfd |
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27 | Include support for 64 bit targets. This is automatically |
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28 | turned on if you explicitly request a 64 bit target, but not |
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29 | for --enable-targets=all. This requires a compiler with a 64 |
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30 | bit integer type, such as gcc. |
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31 | --enable-shared |
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32 | Build BFD as a shared library. |
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33 | --with-mmap |
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34 | Use mmap when accessing files. This is faster on some hosts, |
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35 | but slower on others. It may not work on all hosts. |
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36 | |
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37 | Report bugs with BFD to bug-binutils@gnu.org. |
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38 | |
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39 | Patches are encouraged. When sending patches, always send the output |
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40 | of diff -u or diff -c from the original file to the new file. Do not |
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41 | send default diff output. Do not make the diff from the new file to |
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42 | the original file. Remember that any patch must not break other |
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43 | systems. Remember that BFD must support cross compilation from any |
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44 | host to any target, so patches which use ``#ifdef HOST'' are not |
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45 | acceptable. Please also read the ``Reporting Bugs'' section of the |
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46 | gcc manual. |
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48 | Bug reports without patches will be remembered, but they may never get |
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49 | fixed until somebody volunteers to fix them. |
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