1 /* A -*- C -*- header file for the bfd library
2 Copyright 1990, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 Contributed by Cygnus Support.
5 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
7 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
10 (at your option) any later version.
12 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15 GNU General Public License for more details.
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
19 Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
21 /* bfd.h -- The only header file required by users of the bfd library
23 This file is generated from various .c files, if you change it, your
26 All the prototypes and definitions following the comment "THE FOLLOWING
27 IS EXTRACTED FROM THE SOURCE" are extracted from the source files for
28 BFD. If you change it, someone oneday will extract it from the source
29 again, and your changes will be lost. To save yourself from this bind,
30 change the definitions in the source in the bfd directory. Type "make
31 docs" and then "make headers" in that directory, and magically this file
32 will change to reflect your changes.
34 If you don't have the tools to perform the extraction, then you are
35 safe from someone on your system trampling over your header files.
36 You should still maintain the equivalence between the source and this
37 file though; every change you make to the .c file should be reflected
40 #ifndef __BFD_H_SEEN__
41 #define __BFD_H_SEEN__
46 /* Make it easier to declare prototypes (puts conditional here) */
49 # define PROTO(type, name, arglist) type name arglist
51 # define PROTO(type, name, arglist) type name ()
55 #define BFD_VERSION "0.18"
57 /* forward declaration */
58 typedef struct _bfd bfd;
60 /* General rules: functions which are boolean return true on success
61 and false on failure (unless they're a predicate). -- bfd.doc */
62 /* I'm sure this is going to break something and someone is going to
63 force me to change it. */
64 /* typedef enum boolean {false, true} boolean; */
65 /* Yup, SVR4 has a "typedef enum boolean" in <sys/types.h> -fnf */
66 typedef enum bfd_boolean {false, true} boolean;
68 /* Try to avoid breaking stuff */
69 typedef long int file_ptr;
71 /* Support for different sizes of target format ints and addresses */
74 typedef HOST_64_BIT rawdata_offset;
75 typedef HOST_64_BIT bfd_vma;
76 typedef HOST_64_BIT bfd_word;
77 typedef HOST_64_BIT bfd_offset;
78 typedef HOST_64_BIT bfd_size_type;
79 typedef HOST_64_BIT symvalue;
80 typedef HOST_64_BIT bfd_64_type;
81 #define fprintf_vma(s,x) \
82 fprintf(s,"%08x%08x", uint64_typeHIGH(x), uint64_typeLOW(x))
83 #define printf_vma(x) \
84 printf( "%08x%08x", uint64_typeHIGH(x), uint64_typeLOW(x))
86 typedef struct {int a,b;} bfd_64_type;
87 typedef unsigned long rawdata_offset;
88 typedef unsigned long bfd_vma;
89 typedef unsigned long bfd_offset;
90 typedef unsigned long bfd_word;
91 typedef unsigned long bfd_size;
92 typedef unsigned long symvalue;
93 typedef unsigned long bfd_size_type;
94 #define printf_vma(x) printf( "%08lx", x)
95 #define fprintf_vma(s,x) fprintf(s, "%08lx", x)
98 typedef unsigned int flagword; /* 32 bits of flags */
102 typedef enum bfd_format {
103 bfd_unknown = 0, /* file format is unknown */
104 bfd_object, /* linker/assember/compiler output */
105 bfd_archive, /* object archive file */
106 bfd_core, /* core dump */
107 bfd_type_end} /* marks the end; don't use it! */
110 /* Object file flag values */
112 #define HAS_RELOC 001
114 #define HAS_LINENO 004
115 #define HAS_DEBUG 010
117 #define HAS_LOCALS 040
123 /* symbols and relocation */
125 typedef unsigned long symindex;
127 #define BFD_NO_MORE_SYMBOLS ((symindex) ~0)
129 typedef enum bfd_symclass {
130 bfd_symclass_unknown = 0,
131 bfd_symclass_fcommon, /* fortran common symbols */
132 bfd_symclass_global, /* global symbol, what a surprise */
133 bfd_symclass_debugger, /* some debugger symbol */
134 bfd_symclass_undefined /* none known */
138 typedef int symtype; /* Who knows, yet? */
141 /* general purpose part of a symbol;
142 target specific parts will be found in libcoff.h, liba.out.h etc */
145 #define bfd_get_section(x) ((x)->section)
146 #define bfd_get_output_section(x) ((x)->section->output_section)
147 #define bfd_set_section(x,y) ((x)->section) = (y)
148 #define bfd_asymbol_base(x) ((x)->section?((x)->section->vma):0)
149 #define bfd_asymbol_value(x) (bfd_asymbol_base(x) + x->value)
150 #define bfd_asymbol_name(x) ((x)->name)
152 /* This is a type pun with struct ranlib on purpose! */
153 typedef struct carsym {
155 file_ptr file_offset; /* look here to find the file */
156 } carsym; /* to make these you call a carsymogen */
159 /* Used in generating armaps. Perhaps just a forward definition would do? */
160 struct orl { /* output ranlib */
161 char **name; /* symbol name */
162 file_ptr pos; /* bfd* or file position */
163 int namidx; /* index into string table */
168 /* Linenumber stuff */
169 typedef struct lineno_cache_entry {
170 unsigned int line_number; /* Linenumber from start of function*/
172 struct symbol_cache_entry *sym; /* Function name */
173 unsigned long offset; /* Offset into section */
177 /* object and core file sections */
180 #define align_power(addr, align) \
181 ( ((addr) + ((1<<(align))-1)) & (-1 << (align)))
183 typedef struct sec *sec_ptr;
185 #define bfd_section_name(bfd, ptr) ((ptr)->name)
186 #define bfd_section_size(bfd, ptr) ((ptr)->size)
187 #define bfd_section_vma(bfd, ptr) ((ptr)->vma)
188 #define bfd_section_alignment(bfd, ptr) ((ptr)->alignment_power)
189 #define bfd_get_section_flags(bfd, ptr) ((ptr)->flags)
190 #define bfd_get_section_userdata(bfd, ptr) ((ptr)->userdata)
192 #define bfd_set_section_vma(bfd, ptr, val) (((ptr)->vma = (val)), true)
193 #define bfd_set_section_alignment(bfd, ptr, val) (((ptr)->alignment_power = (val)),true)
194 #define bfd_set_section_userdata(bfd, ptr, val) (((ptr)->userdata = (val)),true)
196 typedef struct stat stat_type;
198 /** Error handling */
200 typedef enum bfd_error {
201 no_error = 0, system_call_error, invalid_target,
202 wrong_format, invalid_operation, no_memory,
203 no_symbols, no_relocation_info,
204 no_more_archived_files, malformed_archive,
205 symbol_not_found, file_not_recognized,
206 file_ambiguously_recognized, no_contents,
207 bfd_error_nonrepresentable_section,
209 invalid_error_code} bfd_ec;
211 extern bfd_ec bfd_error;
213 typedef struct bfd_error_vector {
214 PROTO(void,(* nonrepresentable_section ),(CONST bfd *CONST abfd,
215 CONST char *CONST name));
216 } bfd_error_vector_type;
218 PROTO (char *, bfd_errmsg, ());
219 PROTO (void, bfd_perror, (CONST char *message));
222 typedef enum bfd_print_symbol
224 bfd_print_symbol_name,
225 bfd_print_symbol_more,
226 bfd_print_symbol_all,
227 bfd_print_symbol_nm, /* Pretty format suitable for nm program. */
228 } bfd_print_symbol_type;
232 /* The code that implements targets can initialize a jump table with this
233 macro. It must name all its routines the same way (a prefix plus
234 the standard routine suffix), or it must #define the routines that
235 are not so named, before calling JUMP_TABLE in the initializer. */
237 /* Semi-portable string concatenation in cpp */
240 #define CAT(a,b) a##b
242 #define CAT(a,b) a/**/b
246 #define JUMP_TABLE(NAME)\
247 CAT(NAME,_core_file_failing_command),\
248 CAT(NAME,_core_file_failing_signal),\
249 CAT(NAME,_core_file_matches_executable_p),\
250 CAT(NAME,_slurp_armap),\
251 CAT(NAME,_slurp_extended_name_table),\
252 CAT(NAME,_truncate_arname),\
253 CAT(NAME,_write_armap),\
254 CAT(NAME,_close_and_cleanup), \
255 CAT(NAME,_set_section_contents),\
256 CAT(NAME,_get_section_contents),\
257 CAT(NAME,_new_section_hook),\
258 CAT(NAME,_get_symtab_upper_bound),\
259 CAT(NAME,_get_symtab),\
260 CAT(NAME,_get_reloc_upper_bound),\
261 CAT(NAME,_canonicalize_reloc),\
262 CAT(NAME,_make_empty_symbol),\
263 CAT(NAME,_print_symbol),\
264 CAT(NAME,_get_lineno),\
265 CAT(NAME,_set_arch_mach),\
266 CAT(NAME,_openr_next_archived_file),\
267 CAT(NAME,_find_nearest_line),\
268 CAT(NAME,_generic_stat_arch_elt),\
269 CAT(NAME,_sizeof_headers),\
270 CAT(NAME,_bfd_debug_info_start),\
271 CAT(NAME,_bfd_debug_info_end),\
272 CAT(NAME,_bfd_debug_info_accumulate)
274 #define COFF_SWAP_TABLE \
275 coff_swap_aux_in, coff_swap_sym_in, coff_swap_lineno_in, \
276 coff_swap_aux_out, coff_swap_sym_out, \
277 coff_swap_lineno_out, coff_swap_reloc_out, \
278 coff_swap_filehdr_out, coff_swap_aouthdr_out, \
283 /* User program access to BFD facilities */
285 extern CONST short _bfd_host_big_endian;
286 #define HOST_BYTE_ORDER_BIG_P (*(char *)&_bfd_host_big_endian)
290 /* Cast from const char * to char * so that caller can assign to
291 a char * without a warning. */
292 #define bfd_get_filename(abfd) ((char *) (abfd)->filename)
293 #define bfd_get_format(abfd) ((abfd)->format)
294 #define bfd_get_target(abfd) ((abfd)->xvec->name)
295 #define bfd_get_file_flags(abfd) ((abfd)->flags)
296 #define bfd_applicable_file_flags(abfd) ((abfd)->xvec->object_flags)
297 #define bfd_applicable_section_flags(abfd) ((abfd)->xvec->section_flags)
298 #define bfd_my_archive(abfd) ((abfd)->my_archive);
299 #define bfd_has_map(abfd) ((abfd)->has_armap)
300 #define bfd_header_twiddle_required(abfd) \
301 ((((abfd)->xvec->header_byteorder_big_p) \
302 != (boolean)HOST_BYTE_ORDER_BIG_P) ? true:false)
304 #define bfd_valid_reloc_types(abfd) ((abfd)->xvec->valid_reloc_types)
305 #define bfd_usrdata(abfd) ((abfd)->usrdata)
307 #define bfd_get_start_address(abfd) ((abfd)->start_address)
308 #define bfd_get_symcount(abfd) ((abfd)->symcount)
309 #define bfd_get_outsymbols(abfd) ((abfd)->outsymbols)
310 #define bfd_count_sections(abfd) ((abfd)->section_count)
311 #define bfd_get_architecture(abfd) ((abfd)->obj_arch)
312 #define bfd_get_machine(abfd) ((abfd)->obj_machine)
322 /*THE FOLLOWING IS EXTRACTED FROM THE SOURCE */
328 This routine must be called before any other bfd function to initialize
329 magical internal data structures.
332 void EXFUN(bfd_init,(void));
339 Opens the file supplied (using @code{fopen}) with the target supplied, it
340 returns a pointer to the created BFD.
342 If NULL is returned then an error has occured.
343 Possible errors are no_memory, invalid_target or system_call error.
345 PROTO(bfd*, bfd_openr, (CONST char *filename,CONST char*target));
350 bfd_fdopenr is to bfd_fopenr much like fdopen is to fopen. It opens a BFD on
351 a file already described by the @var{fd} supplied.
353 Possible errors are no_memory, invalid_target and system_call error.
355 PROTO(bfd *, bfd_fdopenr,
356 (CONST char *filename, CONST char *target, int fd));
361 Creates a BFD, associated with file @var{filename}, using the file
362 format @var{target}, and returns a pointer to it.
364 Possible errors are system_call_error, no_memory, invalid_target.
366 PROTO(bfd *, bfd_openw, (CONST char *filename, CONST char *target));
371 This function closes a BFD. If the BFD was open for writing, then
372 pending operations are completed and the file written out and closed.
373 If the created file is executable, then @code{chmod} is called to mark
376 All memory attached to the BFD's obstacks is released.
378 @code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
380 PROTO(boolean, bfd_close,(bfd *));
385 This function closes a BFD. It differs from @code{bfd_close} since it
386 does not complete any pending operations. This routine would be used
387 if the application had just used BFD for swapping and didn't want to
388 use any of the writing code.
390 If the created file is executable, then @code{chmod} is called to mark
393 All memory attached to the BFD's obstacks is released.
395 @code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
397 PROTO(boolean, bfd_close_all_done,(bfd *));
402 This routine creates a new BFD in the manner of @code{bfd_openw}, but without
403 opening a file. The new BFD takes the target from the target used by
404 @var{template}. The format is always set to @code{bfd_object}.
407 PROTO(bfd *, bfd_create, (CONST char *filename, bfd *template));
412 Return the number of bytes in the obstacks connected to the supplied
415 PROTO(bfd_size_type,bfd_alloc_size,(bfd *abfd));
424 These macros as used for reading and writing raw data in sections;
425 each access (except for bytes) is vectored through the target format
426 of the BFD and mangled accordingly. The mangling performs any
427 necessary endian translations and removes alignment restrictions.
429 #define bfd_put_8(abfd, val, ptr) \
430 (*((char *)ptr) = (char)val)
431 #define bfd_get_8(abfd, ptr) \
433 #define bfd_put_16(abfd, val, ptr) \
434 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_putx16, (val,ptr))
435 #define bfd_get_16(abfd, ptr) \
436 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_getx16, (ptr))
437 #define bfd_put_32(abfd, val, ptr) \
438 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_putx32, (val,ptr))
439 #define bfd_get_32(abfd, ptr) \
440 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_getx32, (ptr))
441 #define bfd_put_64(abfd, val, ptr) \
442 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_putx64, (val, ptr))
443 #define bfd_get_64(abfd, ptr) \
444 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_getx64, (ptr))
447 These macros have the same function as their @code{bfd_get_x}
448 bretherin, except that they are used for removing information for the
449 header records of object files. Believe it or not, some object files
450 keep their header records in big endian order, and their data in little
453 #define bfd_h_put_8(abfd, val, ptr) \
454 (*((char *)ptr) = (char)val)
455 #define bfd_h_get_8(abfd, ptr) \
457 #define bfd_h_put_16(abfd, val, ptr) \
458 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_h_putx16,(val,ptr))
459 #define bfd_h_get_16(abfd, ptr) \
460 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_h_getx16,(ptr))
461 #define bfd_h_put_32(abfd, val, ptr) \
462 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_h_putx32,(val,ptr))
463 #define bfd_h_get_32(abfd, ptr) \
464 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_h_getx32,(ptr))
465 #define bfd_h_put_64(abfd, val, ptr) \
466 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_h_putx64,(val, ptr))
467 #define bfd_h_get_64(abfd, ptr) \
468 BFD_SEND(abfd, bfd_h_getx64,(ptr))
471 /* The shape of a section struct:
477 The name of the section, the name isn't a copy, the pointer is
478 the same as that passed to bfd_make_section.
484 The next section in the list belonging to the BFD, or NULL.
490 The field flags contains attributes of the section. Some of these
491 flags are read in from the object file, and some are synthesized from
500 #define SEC_NO_FLAGS 0x000
503 Tells the OS to allocate space for this section when loaded.
504 This would clear for a section containing debug information only.
507 #define SEC_ALLOC 0x001
510 Tells the OS to load the section from the file when loading.
511 This would be clear for a .bss section
514 #define SEC_LOAD 0x002
517 The section contains data still to be relocated, so there will be some
518 relocation information too.
521 #define SEC_RELOC 0x004
527 #define SEC_BALIGN 0x008
530 A signal to the OS that the section contains read only data.
533 #define SEC_READONLY 0x010
536 The section contains code only.
539 #define SEC_CODE 0x020
542 The section contains data only.
545 #define SEC_DATA 0x040
548 The section will reside in ROM.
551 #define SEC_ROM 0x080
554 The section contains constructor information. This section type is
555 used by the linker to create lists of constructors and destructors
556 used by @code{g++}. When a back end sees a symbol which should be used
557 in a constructor list, it creates a new section for the type of name
558 (eg @code{__CTOR_LIST__}), attaches the symbol to it and builds a
559 relocation. To build the lists of constructors, all the linker has to
560 to is catenate all the sections called @code{__CTOR_LIST__} and
561 relocte the data contained within - exactly the operations it would
562 peform on standard data.
565 #define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR 0x100
568 The section is a constuctor, and should be placed at the end of the ..
571 #define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_TEXT 0x1100
575 #define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_DATA 0x2100
579 #define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_BSS 0x3100
583 The section has contents - a bss section could be
584 @code{SEC_ALLOC} | @code{SEC_HAS_CONTENTS}, a debug section could be
585 @code{SEC_HAS_CONTENTS}
588 #define SEC_HAS_CONTENTS 0x200
591 An instruction to the linker not to output sections containing
592 this flag even if they have information which would normally be written.
595 #define SEC_NEVER_LOAD 0x400
599 The base address of the section in the address space of the target.
605 The size of the section in bytes of the loaded section. This contains
606 a value even if the section has no contents (eg, the size of @code{.bss}).
612 If this section is going to be output, then this value is the
613 offset into the output section of the first byte in the input
614 section. Eg, if this was going to start at the 100th byte in the
615 output section, this value would be 100.
618 bfd_vma output_offset;
621 The output section through which to map on output.
624 struct sec *output_section;
627 The alignment requirement of the section, as an exponent - eg 3
631 unsigned int alignment_power;
634 If an input section, a pointer to a vector of relocation records for
635 the data in this section.
638 struct reloc_cache_entry *relocation;
641 If an output section, a pointer to a vector of pointers to
642 relocation records for the data in this section.
645 struct reloc_cache_entry **orelocation;
648 The number of relocation records in one of the above
651 unsigned reloc_count;
654 Which section is it 0..nth
660 Information below is back end specific - and not always used or
663 File position of section data
667 /* File position of relocation info
670 file_ptr rel_filepos;
673 File position of line data
676 file_ptr line_filepos;
679 Pointer to data for applications
686 struct lang_output_section *otheruserdata;
689 Attached line number information
693 /* Number of line number records
696 unsigned int lineno_count;
699 When a section is being output, this value changes as more
700 linenumbers are written out
703 file_ptr moving_line_filepos;
706 what the section number is in the target world
709 unsigned int target_index;
716 If this is a constructor section then here is a list of the
717 relocations created to relocate items within it.
720 struct relent_chain *constructor_chain;
723 The BFD which owns the section.
734 bfd_get_section_by_name
735 Runs through the provided @var{abfd} and returns the @code{asection}
736 who's name matches that provided, otherwise NULL. @xref{Sections}, for more information.
739 PROTO(asection *, bfd_get_section_by_name,
740 (bfd *abfd, CONST char *name));
744 bfd_make_section_old_way
745 This function creates a new empty section called @var{name} and attaches it
746 to the end of the chain of sections for the BFD supplied. An attempt to
747 create a section with a name which is already in use, returns its pointer without
748 changing the section chain.
750 It has the funny name since this is the way it used to be before gilmore broke it.
754 @item invalid_operation
755 If output has already started for this BFD.
757 If obstack alloc fails.
761 PROTO(asection *, bfd_make_section_old_way, (bfd *, CONST char *name));
766 This function creates a new empty section called @var{name} and attaches it
767 to the end of the chain of sections for the BFD supplied. An attempt to
768 create a section with a name which is already in use, returns NULL without
769 changing the section chain.
773 @item invalid_operation
774 If output has already started for this BFD.
776 If obstack alloc fails.
780 PROTO(asection *, bfd_make_section, (bfd *, CONST char *name));
784 bfd_set_section_flags
785 Attempts to set the attributes of the section named in the BFD
786 supplied to the value. Returns true on success, false on error.
787 Possible error returns are:
789 @item invalid operation
790 The section cannot have one or more of the attributes requested. For
791 example, a .bss section in @code{a.out} may not have the
792 @code{SEC_HAS_CONTENTS} field set.
796 PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_section_flags,
797 (bfd *, asection *, flagword));
801 bfd_map_over_sections
802 Calls the provided function @var{func} for each section attached to
803 the BFD @var{abfd}, passing @var{obj} as an argument. The function
804 will be called as if by
807 func(abfd, the_section, obj);
811 PROTO(void, bfd_map_over_sections,
812 (bfd *abfd, void (*func)(), PTR obj));
816 This is the prefered method for iterating over sections, an
817 alternative would be to use a loop:
821 for (p = abfd->sections; p != NULL; p = p->next)
826 Sets @var{section} to the size @var{val}. If the operation is ok, then
827 @code{true} is returned, else @code{false}.
829 Possible error returns:
831 @item invalid_operation
832 Writing has started to the BFD, so setting the size is invalid
836 PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_section_size,
837 (bfd *, asection *, bfd_size_type val));
841 bfd_set_section_contents
842 Sets the contents of the section @var{section} in BFD @var{abfd} to
843 the data starting in memory at @var{data}. The data is written to the
844 output section starting at offset @var{offset} for @var{count} bytes.
846 Normally @code{true} is returned, else @code{false}. Possible error
850 The output section does not have the @code{SEC_HAS_CONTENTS}
851 attribute, so nothing can be written to it.
852 @item and some more too
854 This routine is front end to the back end function @code{_bfd_set_section_contents}.
857 PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_section_contents,
862 bfd_size_type count));
866 bfd_get_section_contents
867 This function reads data from @var{section} in BFD @var{abfd} into
868 memory starting at @var{location}. The data is read at an offset of
869 @var{offset} from the start of the input section, and is read for
872 If the contents of a constuctor with the @code{SEC_CONSTUCTOR} flag
873 set are requested, then the @var{location} is filled with zeroes.
875 If no errors occur, @code{true} is returned, else @code{false}.
883 PROTO(boolean, bfd_get_section_contents,
884 (bfd *abfd, asection *section, PTR location,
885 file_ptr offset, bfd_size_type count));
894 This enum gives the object file's CPU
895 architecture, in a global sense. E.g. what processor family does it
896 belong to? There is another field, which indicates what processor
897 within the family is in use. The machine gives a number which
898 distingushes different versions of the architecture, containing for
899 example 2 and 3 for Intel i960 KA and i960 KB, and 68020 and 68030 for
900 Motorola 68020 and 68030.
903 enum bfd_architecture
905 bfd_arch_unknown, /* File arch not known */
906 bfd_arch_obscure, /* Arch known, not one of these */
907 bfd_arch_m68k, /* Motorola 68xxx */
908 bfd_arch_vax, /* DEC Vax */
909 bfd_arch_i960, /* Intel 960 */
910 /* The order of the following is important.
911 lower number indicates a machine type that
912 only accepts a subset of the instructions
913 available to machines with higher numbers.
914 The exception is the "ca", which is
915 incompatible with all other machines except
918 #define bfd_mach_i960_core 1
919 #define bfd_mach_i960_ka_sa 2
920 #define bfd_mach_i960_kb_sb 3
921 #define bfd_mach_i960_mc 4
922 #define bfd_mach_i960_xa 5
923 #define bfd_mach_i960_ca 6
925 bfd_arch_a29k, /* AMD 29000 */
926 bfd_arch_sparc, /* SPARC */
927 bfd_arch_mips, /* MIPS Rxxxx */
928 bfd_arch_i386, /* Intel 386 */
929 bfd_arch_ns32k, /* National Semiconductor 32xxx */
930 bfd_arch_tahoe, /* CCI/Harris Tahoe */
931 bfd_arch_i860, /* Intel 860 */
932 bfd_arch_romp, /* IBM ROMP PC/RT */
933 bfd_arch_alliant, /* Alliant */
934 bfd_arch_convex, /* Convex */
935 bfd_arch_m88k, /* Motorola 88xxx */
936 bfd_arch_pyramid, /* Pyramid Technology */
937 bfd_arch_h8300, /* Hitachi H8/300 */
938 bfd_arch_rs6000, /* IBM RS/6000 */
946 This structure contains information on architectures.
948 typedef int bfd_reloc_code_type;
950 typedef struct bfd_arch_info
953 int bits_per_address;
955 enum bfd_architecture arch;
958 CONST char *printable_name;
959 /* true if this is the default machine for the architecture */
961 CONST struct bfd_arch_info * EXFUN((*compatible),(CONST struct bfd_arch_info *a,
962 CONST struct bfd_arch_info *b));
964 boolean EXFUN((*scan),(CONST struct bfd_arch_info *,CONST char *));
965 unsigned int EXFUN((*disassemble),(bfd_vma addr, CONST char *data,
967 CONST struct reloc_howto_struct *EXFUN((*reloc_type_lookup), (CONST struct
969 bfd_reloc_code_type code));
971 struct bfd_arch_info *next;
973 } bfd_arch_info_type;
978 Return a printable string representing the architecture and machine
979 from the pointer to the arch info structure
982 CONST char *EXFUN(bfd_printable_name,(bfd *abfd));
987 This routine is provided with a string and tries to work out if bfd
988 supports any cpu which could be described with the name provided. The
989 routine returns a pointer to an arch_info structure if a machine is
990 found, otherwise NULL.
993 bfd_arch_info_type *EXFUN(bfd_scan_arch,(CONST char *));
997 bfd_arch_get_compatible
998 This routine is used to determine whether two BFDs' architectures and
999 machine types are compatible. It calculates the lowest common
1000 denominator between the two architectures and machine types implied by
1001 the BFDs and returns a pointer to an arch_info structure describing
1002 the compatible machine.
1005 CONST bfd_arch_info_type *EXFUN(bfd_arch_get_compatible,
1014 void EXFUN(bfd_set_arch_info,(bfd *, bfd_arch_info_type *));
1020 Returns the enumerated type which describes the supplied bfd's
1024 enum bfd_architecture EXFUN(bfd_get_arch, (bfd *abfd));
1030 Returns the long type which describes the supplied bfd's
1034 unsigned long EXFUN(bfd_get_mach, (bfd *abfd));
1038 bfd_arch_bits_per_byte
1040 Returns the number of bits in one of the architectures bytes
1043 unsigned int EXFUN(bfd_arch_bits_per_byte, (bfd *abfd));
1047 bfd_arch_bits_per_address
1049 Returns the number of bits in one of the architectures addresses
1052 unsigned int EXFUN(bfd_arch_bits_per_address, (bfd *abfd));
1059 bfd_arch_info_type * EXFUN(bfd_get_arch_info,(bfd *));
1066 bfd_arch_info_type * EXFUN(bfd_lookup_arch,(enum
1067 bfd_architecture arch,long machine));
1071 Look for the architecure info struct which matches the arguments
1072 given. A machine of 0 will match the machine/architecture structure which
1073 marks itself as the default.
1075 bfd_printable_arch_mach
1076 Return a printable string representing the architecture and machine
1079 NB. The use of this routine is depreciated.
1082 PROTO(CONST char *,bfd_printable_arch_mach,
1083 (enum bfd_architecture arch, unsigned long machine));
1089 /* bfd_perform_relocation
1090 The relocation routine returns as a status an enumerated type:
1093 typedef enum bfd_reloc_status {
1094 /* No errors detected
1100 The relocation was performed, but there was an overflow.
1106 The address to relocate was not within the section supplied
1109 bfd_reloc_outofrange,
1112 Used by special functions
1121 bfd_reloc_notsupported,
1124 Unsupported relocation size requested.
1130 The symbol to relocate against was undefined.
1133 bfd_reloc_undefined,
1136 The relocation was performed, but may not be ok - presently generated
1137 only when linking i960 coff files with i960 b.out symbols.
1142 bfd_reloc_status_type;
1147 typedef struct reloc_cache_entry
1151 A pointer into the canonical table of pointers
1154 struct symbol_cache_entry **sym_ptr_ptr;
1160 rawdata_offset address;
1163 addend for relocation value
1169 if sym is null this is the section
1172 struct sec *section;
1175 Pointer to how to perform the required relocation
1178 CONST struct reloc_howto_struct *howto;
1184 The @code{reloc_howto_type} is a structure which contains all the
1185 information that BFD needs to know to tie up a back end's data.
1188 typedef CONST struct reloc_howto_struct
1190 /* The type field has mainly a documetary use - the back end can to what
1191 it wants with it, though the normally the back end's external idea of
1192 what a reloc number would be would be stored in this field. For
1193 example, the a PC relative word relocation in a coff environment would
1194 have the type 023 - because that's what the outside world calls a
1201 The value the final relocation is shifted right by. This drops
1202 unwanted data from the relocation.
1205 unsigned int rightshift;
1208 The size of the item to be relocated - 0, is one byte, 1 is 2 bytes, 3
1218 unsigned int bitsize;
1221 Notes that the relocation is relative to the location in the data
1222 section of the addend. The relocation function will subtract from the
1223 relocation value the address of the location being relocated.
1226 boolean pc_relative;
1232 unsigned int bitpos;
1241 Causes the relocation routine to return an error if overflow is
1242 detected when relocating.
1245 boolean complain_on_overflow;
1248 If this field is non null, then the supplied function is called rather
1249 than the normal function. This allows really strange relocation
1250 methods to be accomodated (eg, i960 callj instructions).
1253 bfd_reloc_status_type (*special_function)();
1256 The textual name of the relocation type.
1262 When performing a partial link, some formats must modify the
1263 relocations rather than the data - this flag signals this.
1266 boolean partial_inplace;
1269 The src_mask is used to select what parts of the read in data are to
1270 be used in the relocation sum. Eg, if this was an 8 bit bit of data
1271 which we read and relocated, this would be 0x000000ff. When we have
1272 relocs which have an addend, such as sun4 extended relocs, the value
1273 in the offset part of a relocating field is garbage so we never use
1274 it. In this case the mask would be 0x00000000.
1278 /* The dst_mask is what parts of the instruction are replaced into the
1279 instruction. In most cases src_mask == dst_mask, except in the above
1280 special case, where dst_mask would be 0x000000ff, and src_mask would
1287 When some formats create PC relative instructions, they leave the
1288 value of the pc of the place being relocated in the offset slot of the
1289 instruction, so that a PC relative relocation can be made just by
1290 adding in an ordinary offset (eg sun3 a.out). Some formats leave the
1291 displacement part of an instruction empty (eg m88k bcs), this flag
1295 boolean pcrel_offset;
1301 The HOWTO define is horrible and will go away.
1303 #define HOWTO(C, R,S,B, P, BI, ABS, O, SF, NAME, INPLACE, MASKSRC, MASKDST, PC) \
1304 {(unsigned)C,R,S,B, P, BI, ABS,O,SF,NAME,INPLACE,MASKSRC,MASKDST,PC}
1307 And will be replaced with the totally magic way. But for the moment,
1308 we are compatible, so do it this way..
1311 #define NEWHOWTO( FUNCTION, NAME,SIZE,REL,IN) HOWTO(0,0,SIZE,0,REL,0,false,false,FUNCTION, NAME,false,0,0,IN)
1314 Helper routine to turn a symbol into a relocation value.
1318 #define HOWTO_PREPARE(relocation, symbol) \
1320 if (symbol != (asymbol *)NULL) { \
1321 if (symbol->flags & BSF_FORT_COMM) { \
1325 relocation = symbol->value; \
1328 if (symbol->section != (asection *)NULL) { \
1329 relocation += symbol->section->output_section->vma + \
1330 symbol->section->output_offset; \
1337 typedef unsigned char bfd_byte;
1339 typedef struct relent_chain {
1341 struct relent_chain *next;
1346 If an output_bfd is supplied to this function the generated image
1347 will be relocatable, the relocations are copied to the output file
1348 after they have been changed to reflect the new state of the world.
1349 There are two ways of reflecting the results of partial linkage in an
1350 output file; by modifying the output data in place, and by modifying
1351 the relocation record. Some native formats (eg basic a.out and basic
1352 coff) have no way of specifying an addend in the relocation type, so
1353 the addend has to go in the output data. This is no big deal since in
1354 these formats the output data slot will always be big enough for the
1355 addend. Complex reloc types with addends were invented to solve just
1358 PROTO(bfd_reloc_status_type,
1359 bfd_perform_relocation,
1361 arelent *reloc_entry,
1363 asection *input_section,
1371 typedef enum bfd_reloc_code_real {
1374 16 bits wide, simple reloc
1380 8 bits wide, but used to form an address like 0xffnn
1392 8 bits wide, pc relative
1398 The type of reloc used to build a contructor table - at the moment probably a 32 bit
1399 wide abs address, but the cpu can choose.
1406 } bfd_reloc_code_real_type;
1410 bfd_reloc_type_lookup
1411 This routine returns a pointer to a howto struct which when invoked,
1412 will perform the supplied relocation on data from the architecture
1416 PROTO(CONST struct reloc_howto_struct *,
1417 bfd_reloc_type_lookup,
1418 (CONST bfd_arch_info_type *arch, bfd_reloc_code_type code));
1424 /* @subsection typedef asymbol
1425 An @code{asymbol} has the form:
1428 typedef struct symbol_cache_entry
1430 /* A pointer to the BFD which owns the symbol. This information is
1431 necessary so that a back end can work out what additional (invisible to
1432 the application writer) information is carried with the symbol.
1435 struct _bfd *the_bfd;
1438 The text of the symbol. The name is left alone, and not copied - the
1439 application may not alter it.
1445 The value of the symbol.
1451 Attributes of a symbol:
1454 #define BSF_NO_FLAGS 0x00
1457 The symbol has local scope; @code{static} in @code{C}. The value is
1458 the offset into the section of the data.
1461 #define BSF_LOCAL 0x01
1464 The symbol has global scope; initialized data in @code{C}. The value
1465 is the offset into the section of the data.
1468 #define BSF_GLOBAL 0x02
1474 #define BSF_IMPORT 0x04
1477 The symbol has global scope, and is exported. The value is the offset
1478 into the section of the data.
1481 #define BSF_EXPORT 0x08
1484 The symbol is undefined. @code{extern} in @code{C}. The value has no meaning.
1487 #define BSF_UNDEFINED 0x10
1490 The symbol is common, initialized to zero; default in @code{C}. The
1491 value is the size of the object in bytes.
1494 #define BSF_FORT_COMM 0x20
1497 A normal @code{C} symbol would be one of:
1498 @code{BSF_LOCAL}, @code{BSF_FORT_COMM}, @code{BSF_UNDEFINED} or @code{BSF_EXPORT|BSD_GLOBAL}
1500 The symbol is a debugging record. The value has an arbitary meaning.
1503 #define BSF_DEBUGGING 0x40
1506 The symbol has no section attached, any value is the actual value and
1507 is not a relative offset to a section.
1510 #define BSF_ABSOLUTE 0x80
1516 #define BSF_KEEP 0x10000
1517 #define BSF_KEEP_G 0x80000
1523 #define BSF_WEAK 0x100000
1524 #define BSF_CTOR 0x200000
1525 #define BSF_FAKE 0x400000
1528 The symbol used to be a common symbol, but now it is allocated.
1531 #define BSF_OLD_COMMON 0x800000
1534 The default value for common data.
1537 #define BFD_FORT_COMM_DEFAULT_VALUE 0
1540 In some files the type of a symbol sometimes alters its location
1541 in an output file - ie in coff a @code{ISFCN} symbol which is also @code{C_EXT}
1542 symbol appears where it was declared and not at the end of a section.
1543 This bit is set by the target BFD part to convey this information.
1546 #define BSF_NOT_AT_END 0x40000
1549 Signal that the symbol is the label of constructor section.
1552 #define BSF_CONSTRUCTOR 0x1000000
1555 Signal that the symbol is a warning symbol. If the symbol is a warning
1556 symbol, then the value field (I know this is tacky) will point to the
1557 asymbol which when referenced will cause the warning.
1560 #define BSF_WARNING 0x2000000
1563 Signal that the symbol is indirect. The value of the symbol is a
1564 pointer to an undefined asymbol which contains the name to use
1568 #define BSF_INDIRECT 0x4000000
1575 A pointer to the section to which this symbol is relative, or 0 if the
1576 symbol is absolute or undefined. Note that it is not sufficient to set
1577 this location to 0 to mark a symbol as absolute - the flag
1578 @code{BSF_ABSOLUTE} must be set also.
1581 struct sec *section;
1584 Back end special data. This is being phased out in favour of making
1593 get_symtab_upper_bound
1594 Returns the number of bytes required in a vector of pointers to
1595 @code{asymbols} for all the symbols in the supplied BFD, including a
1596 terminal NULL pointer. If there are no symbols in the BFD, then 0 is
1599 #define get_symtab_upper_bound(abfd) \
1600 BFD_SEND (abfd, _get_symtab_upper_bound, (abfd))
1604 bfd_canonicalize_symtab
1605 Supplied a BFD and a pointer to an uninitialized vector of pointers.
1606 This reads in the symbols from the BFD, and fills in the table with
1607 pointers to the symbols, and a trailing NULL. The routine returns the
1608 actual number of symbol pointers not including the NULL.
1611 #define bfd_canonicalize_symtab(abfd, location) \
1612 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_canonicalize_symtab,\
1617 Provided a table of pointers to to symbols and a count, writes to the
1618 output BFD the symbols when closed.
1621 PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_symtab, (bfd *, asymbol **, unsigned int ));
1625 bfd_print_symbol_vandf
1626 Prints the value and flags of the symbol supplied to the stream file.
1629 PROTO(void, bfd_print_symbol_vandf, (PTR file, asymbol *symbol));
1633 bfd_make_empty_symbol
1634 This function creates a new @code{asymbol} structure for the BFD, and
1635 returns a pointer to it.
1637 This routine is necessary, since each back end has private information
1638 surrounding the @code{asymbol}. Building your own @code{asymbol} and
1639 pointing to it will not create the private information, and will cause
1642 #define bfd_make_empty_symbol(abfd) \
1643 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_make_empty_symbol, (abfd))
1647 Return a lower-case character corresponding to the symbol class of symbol.
1650 PROTO(int, bfd_decode_symclass, (asymbol *symbol));
1655 Returns a string for the stab with the given code, or NULL if not found.
1658 PROTO(char *, bfd_stab_name, (int code));
1664 /* @section @code{typedef bfd}
1666 A BFD is has type @code{bfd}; objects of this type are the cornerstone
1667 of any application using @code{libbfd}. References though the BFD and
1668 to data in the BFD give the entire BFD functionality.
1670 Here is the struct used to define the type @code{bfd}. This contains
1671 the major data about the file, and contains pointers to the rest of
1677 /* The filename the application opened the BFD with.
1680 CONST char *filename;
1683 A pointer to the target jump table.
1686 struct bfd_target *xvec;
1690 To avoid dragging too many header files into every file that
1691 includes @file{bfd.h}, IOSTREAM has been declared as a "char *", and MTIME
1692 as a "long". Their correct types, to which they are cast when used,
1693 are "FILE *" and "time_t".
1695 The iostream is the result of an fopen on the filename.
1701 Is the file being cached @xref{File Caching}.
1707 Marks whether there was a default target specified when the BFD was
1708 opened. This is used to select what matching algorithm to use to chose
1712 boolean target_defaulted;
1715 The caching routines use these to maintain a least-recently-used list of
1716 BFDs (@pxref{File Caching}).
1719 struct _bfd *lru_prev, *lru_next;
1722 When a file is closed by the caching routines, BFD retains state
1723 information on the file here:
1732 boolean opened_once;
1737 /* File modified time
1743 Reserved for an unimplemented file locking extension.
1749 The format which belongs to the BFD.
1755 The direction the BFD was opened with
1758 enum bfd_direction {no_direction = 0,
1760 write_direction = 2,
1761 both_direction = 3} direction;
1764 Format_specific flags
1770 Currently my_archive is tested before adding origin to anything. I
1771 believe that this can become always an add of origin, with origin set
1772 to 0 for non archive files.
1778 Remember when output has begun, to stop strange things happening.
1781 boolean output_has_begun;
1784 Pointer to linked list of sections
1787 struct sec *sections;
1790 The number of sections
1793 unsigned int section_count;
1796 Stuff only useful for object files:
1800 bfd_vma start_address;
1801 /* Used for input and output
1804 unsigned int symcount;
1805 /* Symbol table for output BFD
1808 struct symbol_cache_entry **outsymbols;
1811 Pointer to structure which contains architecture information
1814 struct bfd_arch_info *arch_info;
1817 Stuff only useful for archives:
1821 struct _bfd *my_archive;
1823 struct _bfd *archive_head;
1827 Used by the back end to hold private data.
1833 Used by the application to hold private data
1839 Where all the allocated stuff under this BFD goes (@pxref{Memory Usage}).
1842 struct obstack memory;
1847 bfd_set_start_address
1849 Marks the entry point of an output BFD. Returns @code{true} on
1850 success, @code{false} otherwise.
1853 PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_start_address,(bfd *, bfd_vma));
1859 Return cached file modification time (e.g. as read from archive header
1860 for archive members, or from file system if we have been called
1861 before); else determine modify time, cache it, and return it.
1864 PROTO(long, bfd_get_mtime, (bfd *));
1872 #define bfd_sizeof_headers(abfd, reloc) \
1873 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_sizeof_headers, (abfd, reloc))
1875 #define bfd_find_nearest_line(abfd, section, symbols, offset, filename_ptr, func, line_ptr) \
1876 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_find_nearest_line, (abfd, section, symbols, offset, filename_ptr, func, line_ptr))
1878 #define bfd_debug_info_start(abfd) \
1879 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_debug_info_start, (abfd))
1881 #define bfd_debug_info_end(abfd) \
1882 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_debug_info_end, (abfd))
1884 #define bfd_debug_info_accumulate(abfd, section) \
1885 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_debug_info_accumulate, (abfd, section))
1887 #define bfd_stat_arch_elt(abfd, stat) \
1888 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_stat_arch_elt,(abfd, stat))
1890 #define bfd_coff_swap_aux_in(a,e,t,c,i) \
1891 BFD_SEND (a, _bfd_coff_swap_aux_in, (a,e,t,c,i))
1893 #define bfd_coff_swap_sym_in(a,e,i) \
1894 BFD_SEND (a, _bfd_coff_swap_sym_in, (a,e,i))
1896 #define bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in(a,e,i) \
1897 BFD_SEND ( a, _bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in, (a,e,i))
1899 #define bfd_set_arch_mach(abfd, arch, mach)\
1900 BFD_SEND ( abfd, _bfd_set_arch_mach, (abfd, arch, mach))
1902 #define bfd_coff_swap_reloc_out(abfd, i, o) \
1903 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_coff_swap_reloc_out, (abfd, i, o))
1905 #define bfd_coff_swap_lineno_out(abfd, i, o) \
1906 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_coff_swap_lineno_out, (abfd, i, o))
1908 #define bfd_coff_swap_aux_out(abfd, i, t,c,o) \
1909 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_coff_swap_aux_out, (abfd, i,t,c, o))
1911 #define bfd_coff_swap_sym_out(abfd, i,o) \
1912 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_coff_swap_sym_out, (abfd, i, o))
1914 #define bfd_coff_swap_scnhdr_out(abfd, i,o) \
1915 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_coff_swap_scnhdr_out, (abfd, i, o))
1917 #define bfd_coff_swap_filehdr_out(abfd, i,o) \
1918 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_coff_swap_filehdr_out, (abfd, i, o))
1920 #define bfd_coff_swap_aouthdr_out(abfd, i,o) \
1921 BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_coff_swap_aouthdr_out, (abfd, i, o))
1927 /* bfd_get_next_mapent
1930 PROTO(symindex, bfd_get_next_mapent, (bfd *, symindex, carsym **));
1934 bfd_set_archive_head
1936 Used whilst processing archives. Sets the head of the chain of BFDs
1937 contained in an archive to @var{new_head}. (see chapter on archives)
1940 PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_archive_head, (bfd *output, bfd *new_head));
1944 bfd_get_elt_at_index
1945 Return the sub bfd contained within the archive at archive index n.
1948 PROTO(bfd *, bfd_get_elt_at_index, (bfd *, int));
1952 bfd_openr_next_archived_file
1953 Initially provided a BFD containing an archive and NULL, opens a BFD
1954 on the first contained element and returns that. Subsequent calls to
1955 bfd_openr_next_archived_file should pass the archive and the previous
1956 return value to return a created BFD to the next contained element.
1957 NULL is returned when there are no more.
1960 PROTO(bfd*, bfd_openr_next_archived_file,
1961 (bfd *archive, bfd *previous));
1968 /* bfd_core_file_failing_command
1969 Returns a read-only string explaining what program was running when
1970 it failed and produced the core file being read
1973 PROTO(CONST char *, bfd_core_file_failing_command, (bfd *));
1977 bfd_core_file_failing_signal
1978 Returns the signal number which caused the core dump which generated
1979 the file the BFD is attached to.
1982 PROTO(int, bfd_core_file_failing_signal, (bfd *));
1986 core_file_matches_executable_p
1987 Returns @code{true} if the core file attached to @var{core_bfd} was
1988 generated by a run of the executable file attached to @var{exec_bfd},
1989 or else @code{false}.
1991 PROTO(boolean, core_file_matches_executable_p,
1992 (bfd *core_bfd, bfd *exec_bfd));
1999 @node bfd_target, , Targets, Targets
2000 @subsection bfd_target
2001 This structure contains everything that BFD knows about a target.
2002 It includes things like its byte order, name, what routines to call
2003 to do various operations, etc.
2005 Every BFD points to a target structure with its "xvec" member.
2007 Shortcut for declaring fields which are prototyped function pointers,
2008 while avoiding anguish on compilers that don't support protos.
2011 #define SDEF(ret, name, arglist) \
2012 PROTO(ret,(*name),arglist)
2013 #define SDEF_FMT(ret, name, arglist) \
2014 PROTO(ret,(*name[bfd_type_end]),arglist)
2017 These macros are used to dispatch to functions through the bfd_target
2018 vector. They are used in a number of macros further down in @file{bfd.h}, and
2019 are also used when calling various routines by hand inside the BFD
2020 implementation. The "arglist" argument must be parenthesized; it
2021 contains all the arguments to the called function.
2024 #define BFD_SEND(bfd, message, arglist) \
2025 ((*((bfd)->xvec->message)) arglist)
2028 For operations which index on the BFD format
2031 #define BFD_SEND_FMT(bfd, message, arglist) \
2032 (((bfd)->xvec->message[(int)((bfd)->format)]) arglist)
2035 This is the struct which defines the type of BFD this is. The
2036 "xvec" member of the struct @code{bfd} itself points here. Each module
2037 that implements access to a different target under BFD, defines
2040 FIXME, these names should be rationalised with the names of the
2041 entry points which call them. Too bad we can't have one macro to
2045 typedef struct bfd_target
2049 identifies the kind of target, eg SunOS4, Ultrix, etc
2055 The "flavour" of a back end is a general indication about the contents
2059 enum target_flavour {
2060 bfd_target_unknown_flavour,
2061 bfd_target_aout_flavour,
2062 bfd_target_coff_flavour,
2063 bfd_target_elf_flavour,
2064 bfd_target_ieee_flavour,
2065 bfd_target_oasys_flavour,
2066 bfd_target_srec_flavour} flavour;
2069 The order of bytes within the data area of a file.
2072 boolean byteorder_big_p;
2075 The order of bytes within the header parts of a file.
2078 boolean header_byteorder_big_p;
2081 This is a mask of all the flags which an executable may have set -
2082 from the set @code{NO_FLAGS}, @code{HAS_RELOC}, ...@code{D_PAGED}.
2085 flagword object_flags;
2088 This is a mask of all the flags which a section may have set - from
2089 the set @code{SEC_NO_FLAGS}, @code{SEC_ALLOC}, ...@code{SET_NEVER_LOAD}.
2092 flagword section_flags;
2095 The pad character for filenames within an archive header.
2101 The maximum number of characters in an archive header.
2104 unsigned short ar_max_namelen;
2107 The minimum alignment restriction for any section.
2110 unsigned int align_power_min;
2113 Entries for byte swapping for data. These are different to the other
2114 entry points, since they don't take BFD as first arg. Certain other handlers
2118 SDEF (bfd_vma, bfd_getx64, (bfd_byte *));
2119 SDEF (void, bfd_putx64, (bfd_vma, bfd_byte *));
2120 SDEF (bfd_vma, bfd_getx32, (bfd_byte *));
2121 SDEF (void, bfd_putx32, (bfd_vma, bfd_byte *));
2122 SDEF (bfd_vma, bfd_getx16, (bfd_byte *));
2123 SDEF (void, bfd_putx16, (bfd_vma, bfd_byte *));
2126 Byte swapping for the headers
2129 SDEF (bfd_vma, bfd_h_getx64, (bfd_byte *));
2130 SDEF (void, bfd_h_putx64, (bfd_vma, bfd_byte *));
2131 SDEF (bfd_vma, bfd_h_getx32, (bfd_byte *));
2132 SDEF (void, bfd_h_putx32, (bfd_vma, bfd_byte *));
2133 SDEF (bfd_vma, bfd_h_getx16, (bfd_byte *));
2134 SDEF (void, bfd_h_putx16, (bfd_vma, bfd_byte *));
2137 Format dependent routines, these turn into vectors of entry points
2138 within the target vector structure; one for each format to check.
2140 Check the format of a file being read. Return bfd_target * or zero.
2143 SDEF_FMT (struct bfd_target *, _bfd_check_format, (bfd *));
2146 Set the format of a file being written.
2149 SDEF_FMT (boolean, _bfd_set_format, (bfd *));
2152 Write cached information into a file being written, at bfd_close.
2155 SDEF_FMT (boolean, _bfd_write_contents, (bfd *));
2158 The following functions are defined in @code{JUMP_TABLE}. The idea is
2159 that the back end writer of @code{foo} names all the routines
2160 @code{foo_}@var{entry_point}, @code{JUMP_TABLE} will built the entries
2161 in this structure in the right order.
2163 Core file entry points
2166 SDEF (char *, _core_file_failing_command, (bfd *));
2167 SDEF (int, _core_file_failing_signal, (bfd *));
2168 SDEF (boolean, _core_file_matches_executable_p, (bfd *, bfd *));
2171 Archive entry points
2174 SDEF (boolean, _bfd_slurp_armap, (bfd *));
2175 SDEF (boolean, _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table, (bfd *));
2176 SDEF (void, _bfd_truncate_arname, (bfd *, CONST char *, char *));
2177 SDEF (boolean, write_armap, (bfd *arch,
2178 unsigned int elength,
2180 unsigned int orl_count,
2187 SDEF (boolean, _close_and_cleanup, (bfd *));
2188 SDEF (boolean, _bfd_set_section_contents, (bfd *, sec_ptr, PTR,
2189 file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
2190 SDEF (boolean, _bfd_get_section_contents, (bfd *, sec_ptr, PTR,
2191 file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
2192 SDEF (boolean, _new_section_hook, (bfd *, sec_ptr));
2195 Symbols and reloctions
2198 SDEF (unsigned int, _get_symtab_upper_bound, (bfd *));
2199 SDEF (unsigned int, _bfd_canonicalize_symtab,
2200 (bfd *, struct symbol_cache_entry **));
2201 SDEF (unsigned int, _get_reloc_upper_bound, (bfd *, sec_ptr));
2202 SDEF (unsigned int, _bfd_canonicalize_reloc, (bfd *, sec_ptr, arelent **,
2203 struct symbol_cache_entry**));
2204 SDEF (struct symbol_cache_entry *, _bfd_make_empty_symbol, (bfd *));
2205 SDEF (void, _bfd_print_symbol, (bfd *, PTR, struct symbol_cache_entry *,
2206 bfd_print_symbol_type));
2207 #define bfd_print_symbol(b,p,s,e) BFD_SEND(b, _bfd_print_symbol, (b,p,s,e))
2208 SDEF (alent *, _get_lineno, (bfd *, struct symbol_cache_entry *));
2210 SDEF (boolean, _bfd_set_arch_mach, (bfd *, enum bfd_architecture,
2213 SDEF (bfd *, openr_next_archived_file, (bfd *arch, bfd *prev));
2214 SDEF (boolean, _bfd_find_nearest_line,
2215 (bfd *abfd, struct sec *section,
2216 struct symbol_cache_entry **symbols,bfd_vma offset,
2217 CONST char **file, CONST char **func, unsigned int *line));
2218 SDEF (int, _bfd_stat_arch_elt, (bfd *, struct stat *));
2220 SDEF (int, _bfd_sizeof_headers, (bfd *, boolean));
2222 SDEF (void, _bfd_debug_info_start, (bfd *));
2223 SDEF (void, _bfd_debug_info_end, (bfd *));
2224 SDEF (void, _bfd_debug_info_accumulate, (bfd *, struct sec *));
2227 Special entry points for gdb to swap in coff symbol table parts
2230 SDEF(void, _bfd_coff_swap_aux_in,(
2237 SDEF(void, _bfd_coff_swap_sym_in,(
2242 SDEF(void, _bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in, (
2248 Special entry points for gas to swap coff parts
2251 SDEF(unsigned int, _bfd_coff_swap_aux_out,(
2258 SDEF(unsigned int, _bfd_coff_swap_sym_out,(
2263 SDEF(unsigned int, _bfd_coff_swap_lineno_out,(
2268 SDEF(unsigned int, _bfd_coff_swap_reloc_out,(
2273 SDEF(unsigned int, _bfd_coff_swap_filehdr_out,(
2278 SDEF(unsigned int, _bfd_coff_swap_aouthdr_out,(
2283 SDEF(unsigned int, _bfd_coff_swap_scnhdr_out,(
2293 Returns a pointer to the transfer vector for the object target
2294 named target_name. If target_name is NULL, chooses the one in the
2295 environment variable GNUTARGET; if that is null or not defined then
2296 the first entry in the target list is chosen. Passing in the
2297 string "default" or setting the environment variable to "default"
2298 will cause the first entry in the target list to be returned,
2299 and "target_defaulted" will be set in the BFD. This causes
2300 @code{bfd_check_format} to loop over all the targets to find the one
2301 that matches the file being read.
2303 PROTO(bfd_target *, bfd_find_target,(CONST char *, bfd *));
2308 This function returns a freshly malloced NULL-terminated vector of the
2309 names of all the valid BFD targets. Do not modify the names
2311 PROTO(CONST char **,bfd_target_list,());
2318 /* *i bfd_check_format
2319 This routine is supplied a BFD and a format. It attempts to verify if
2320 the file attached to the BFD is indeed compatible with the format
2321 specified (ie, one of @code{bfd_object}, @code{bfd_archive} or
2324 If the BFD has been set to a specific @var{target} before the call,
2325 only the named target and format combination will be checked. If the
2326 target has not been set, or has been set to @code{default} then all
2327 the known target backends will be interrogated to determine a match.
2329 The function returns @code{true} on success, otherwise @code{false}
2330 with one of the following error codes:
2334 if @code{format} is not one of @code{bfd_object}, @code{bfd_archive}
2336 @item system_call_error
2337 if an error occured during a read - even some file mismatches can
2338 cause system_call_errros
2339 @item file_not_recognised
2340 none of the backends recognised the file format
2341 @item file_ambiguously_recognized
2342 more than one backend recognised the file format.
2345 PROTO(boolean, bfd_check_format, (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format));
2350 This function sets the file format of the supplied BFD to the format
2351 requested. If the target set in the BFD does not support the format
2352 requested, the format is illegal or the BFD is not open for writing
2353 than an error occurs.
2355 PROTO(boolean,bfd_set_format,(bfd *, bfd_format));
2359 *i bfd_format_string
2360 This function takes one argument, and enumerated type (bfd_format) and
2361 returns a pointer to a const string "invalid", "object", "archive",
2362 "core" or "unknown" depending upon the value of the enumeration.
2364 PROTO(CONST char *, bfd_format_string, (bfd_format));