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252b5132 1/* Generic BFD support for file formats.
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2 Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
3 2003, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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4 Written by Cygnus Support.
5
ed781d5d 6 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
252b5132 7
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8 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
11 (at your option) any later version.
252b5132 12
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13 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
16 GNU General Public License for more details.
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18 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
20 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
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21
22/*
23SECTION
24 File formats
25
26 A format is a BFD concept of high level file contents type. The
3fde5a36 27 formats supported by BFD are:
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28
29 o <<bfd_object>>
30
31 The BFD may contain data, symbols, relocations and debug info.
32
33 o <<bfd_archive>>
34
35 The BFD contains other BFDs and an optional index.
36
37 o <<bfd_core>>
38
39 The BFD contains the result of an executable core dump.
40
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41*/
42
43#include "bfd.h"
44#include "sysdep.h"
45#include "libbfd.h"
46
47/* IMPORT from targets.c. */
48extern const size_t _bfd_target_vector_entries;
49
50/*
51FUNCTION
52 bfd_check_format
53
54SYNOPSIS
ed781d5d 55 bfd_boolean bfd_check_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format);
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56
57DESCRIPTION
58 Verify if the file attached to the BFD @var{abfd} is compatible
59 with the format @var{format} (i.e., one of <<bfd_object>>,
60 <<bfd_archive>> or <<bfd_core>>).
61
62 If the BFD has been set to a specific target before the
63 call, only the named target and format combination is
64 checked. If the target has not been set, or has been set to
65 <<default>>, then all the known target backends is
66 interrogated to determine a match. If the default target
67 matches, it is used. If not, exactly one target must recognize
68 the file, or an error results.
69
b34976b6 70 The function returns <<TRUE>> on success, otherwise <<FALSE>>
3fde5a36 71 with one of the following error codes:
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72
73 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
74 if <<format>> is not one of <<bfd_object>>, <<bfd_archive>> or
75 <<bfd_core>>.
76
77 o <<bfd_error_system_call>> -
78 if an error occured during a read - even some file mismatches
79 can cause bfd_error_system_calls.
80
81 o <<file_not_recognised>> -
82 none of the backends recognised the file format.
83
84 o <<bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized>> -
85 more than one backend recognised the file format.
86*/
87
b34976b6 88bfd_boolean
c58b9523 89bfd_check_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format)
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90{
91 return bfd_check_format_matches (abfd, format, NULL);
92}
93
94/*
95FUNCTION
96 bfd_check_format_matches
97
98SYNOPSIS
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99 bfd_boolean bfd_check_format_matches
100 (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching);
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101
102DESCRIPTION
b34976b6 103 Like <<bfd_check_format>>, except when it returns FALSE with
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104 <<bfd_errno>> set to <<bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized>>. In that
105 case, if @var{matching} is not NULL, it will be filled in with
106 a NULL-terminated list of the names of the formats that matched,
107 allocated with <<malloc>>.
108 Then the user may choose a format and try again.
109
110 When done with the list that @var{matching} points to, the caller
3fde5a36 111 should free it.
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112*/
113
b34976b6 114bfd_boolean
c58b9523 115bfd_check_format_matches (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching)
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116{
117 extern const bfd_target binary_vec;
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118 const bfd_target * const *target;
119 const bfd_target **matching_vector = NULL;
120 const bfd_target *save_targ, *right_targ, *ar_right_targ;
252b5132 121 int match_count;
3619ad04 122 int ar_match_index;
252b5132 123
3619ad04 124 if (!bfd_read_p (abfd)
cea4409c 125 || (unsigned int) abfd->format >= (unsigned int) bfd_type_end)
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126 {
127 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
b34976b6 128 return FALSE;
1d713d9e 129 }
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130
131 if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
b34976b6 132 return abfd->format == format;
252b5132 133
3fde5a36 134 /* Since the target type was defaulted, check them
252b5132 135 all in the hope that one will be uniquely recognized. */
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136 save_targ = abfd->xvec;
137 match_count = 0;
3619ad04 138 ar_match_index = _bfd_target_vector_entries;
3fde5a36 139
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140 if (matching)
141 {
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142 bfd_size_type amt;
143
3619ad04 144 *matching = NULL;
08f74004 145 amt = sizeof (*matching_vector) * 2 * _bfd_target_vector_entries;
c58b9523 146 matching_vector = bfd_malloc (amt);
252b5132 147 if (!matching_vector)
b34976b6 148 return FALSE;
252b5132 149 }
3fde5a36 150
252b5132 151 right_targ = 0;
3619ad04 152 ar_right_targ = 0;
252b5132 153
1d713d9e 154 /* Presume the answer is yes. */
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155 abfd->format = format;
156
157 /* If the target type was explicitly specified, just check that target. */
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158 if (!abfd->target_defaulted)
159 {
dc810e39 160 if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) 0, SEEK_SET) != 0) /* rewind! */
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161 {
162 if (matching)
c58b9523 163 free (matching_vector);
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164 return FALSE;
165 }
3fde5a36 166
1d713d9e 167 right_targ = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
3fde5a36 168
1d713d9e 169 if (right_targ)
252b5132 170 {
1d713d9e 171 abfd->xvec = right_targ; /* Set the target as returned. */
3fde5a36 172
1d713d9e 173 if (matching)
c58b9523 174 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 175
b34976b6 176 return TRUE; /* File position has moved, BTW. */
252b5132 177 }
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178
179 /* For a long time the code has dropped through to check all
180 targets if the specified target was wrong. I don't know why,
181 and I'm reluctant to change it. However, in the case of an
182 archive, it can cause problems. If the specified target does
183 not permit archives (e.g., the binary target), then we should
184 not allow some other target to recognize it as an archive, but
185 should instead allow the specified target to recognize it as an
186 object. When I first made this change, it broke the PE target,
187 because the specified pei-i386 target did not recognize the
188 actual pe-i386 archive. Since there may be other problems of
189 this sort, I changed this test to check only for the binary
190 target. */
191 if (format == bfd_archive && save_targ == &binary_vec)
252b5132 192 {
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193 abfd->xvec = save_targ;
194 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
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1d713d9e 196 if (matching)
c58b9523 197 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 198
1d713d9e 199 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_not_recognized);
3fde5a36 200
b34976b6 201 return FALSE;
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202 }
203 }
204
205 for (target = bfd_target_vector; *target != NULL; target++)
206 {
207 const bfd_target *temp;
3619ad04 208 bfd_error_type err;
3fde5a36 209
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210 if (*target == &binary_vec)
211 continue;
3fde5a36 212
ed781d5d 213 abfd->xvec = *target; /* Change BFD's target temporarily. */
3fde5a36 214
dc810e39 215 if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) 0, SEEK_SET) != 0)
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216 {
217 if (matching)
c58b9523 218 free (matching_vector);
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219 return FALSE;
220 }
3fde5a36 221
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222 /* If _bfd_check_format neglects to set bfd_error, assume
223 bfd_error_wrong_format. We didn't used to even pay any
224 attention to bfd_error, so I suspect that some
225 _bfd_check_format might have this problem. */
226 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
227
228 temp = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
3fde5a36 229
1d713d9e 230 if (temp)
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231 {
232 /* This format checks out as ok! */
1d713d9e 233 right_targ = temp;
3fde5a36 234
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235 /* If this is the default target, accept it, even if other
236 targets might match. People who want those other targets
237 have to set the GNUTARGET variable. */
238 if (temp == bfd_default_vector[0])
239 {
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240 match_count = 1;
241 break;
252b5132 242 }
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243
244 if (matching)
08f74004 245 matching_vector[match_count] = temp;
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246
247 match_count++;
1d713d9e 248 }
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249 else if ((err = bfd_get_error ()) == bfd_error_wrong_object_format
250 || err == bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized)
251 {
252 /* An archive with objects of the wrong type, or an
253 ambiguous match. We want this target to match if we get
254 no better matches. */
255 if (ar_right_targ != bfd_default_vector[0])
256 ar_right_targ = *target;
257 if (matching)
08f74004 258 matching_vector[ar_match_index] = *target;
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259 ar_match_index++;
260 }
261 else if (err != bfd_error_wrong_format)
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262 {
263 abfd->xvec = save_targ;
264 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
3fde5a36 265
3619ad04 266 if (matching)
c58b9523 267 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 268
b34976b6 269 return FALSE;
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270 }
271 }
3fde5a36 272
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273 if (match_count == 0)
274 {
275 /* Try partial matches. */
276 right_targ = ar_right_targ;
ed781d5d 277
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278 if (right_targ == bfd_default_vector[0])
279 {
280 match_count = 1;
281 }
282 else
283 {
284 match_count = ar_match_index - _bfd_target_vector_entries;
ed781d5d 285
3619ad04 286 if (matching && match_count > 1)
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287 memcpy (matching_vector,
288 matching_vector + _bfd_target_vector_entries,
289 sizeof (*matching_vector) * match_count);
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290 }
291 }
292
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293 if (match_count > 1
294 && bfd_associated_vector != NULL
295 && matching)
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296 {
297 const bfd_target * const *assoc = bfd_associated_vector;
298
299 while ((right_targ = *assoc++) != NULL)
300 {
301 int i = match_count;
302
303 while (--i >= 0)
304 if (matching_vector[i] == right_targ)
305 break;
306
307 if (i >= 0)
308 {
309 match_count = 1;
310 break;
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311 }
312 }
313 }
314
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315 if (match_count == 1)
316 {
317 abfd->xvec = right_targ; /* Change BFD's target permanently. */
3fde5a36 318
1d713d9e 319 if (matching)
c58b9523 320 free (matching_vector);
3fde5a36 321
b34976b6 322 return TRUE; /* File position has moved, BTW. */
252b5132 323 }
252b5132 324
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325 abfd->xvec = save_targ; /* Restore original target type. */
326 abfd->format = bfd_unknown; /* Restore original format. */
3fde5a36 327
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328 if (match_count == 0)
329 {
330 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_not_recognized);
3fde5a36 331
252b5132 332 if (matching)
c58b9523 333 free (matching_vector);
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334 }
335 else
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336 {
337 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized);
338
339 if (matching)
340 {
08f74004 341 *matching = (char **) matching_vector;
3619ad04 342 matching_vector[match_count] = NULL;
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343 /* Return target names. This is a little nasty. Maybe we
344 should do another bfd_malloc? */
345 while (--match_count >= 0)
346 {
347 const char *name = matching_vector[match_count]->name;
348 *(const char **) &matching_vector[match_count] = name;
349 }
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350 }
351 }
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b34976b6 353 return FALSE;
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354}
355
356/*
357FUNCTION
358 bfd_set_format
359
360SYNOPSIS
ed781d5d 361 bfd_boolean bfd_set_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format);
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362
363DESCRIPTION
364 This function sets the file format of the BFD @var{abfd} to the
365 format @var{format}. If the target set in the BFD does not
366 support the format requested, the format is invalid, or the BFD
367 is not open for writing, then an error occurs.
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368*/
369
b34976b6 370bfd_boolean
c58b9523 371bfd_set_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format)
252b5132 372{
3619ad04 373 if (bfd_read_p (abfd)
cea4409c 374 || (unsigned int) abfd->format >= (unsigned int) bfd_type_end)
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375 {
376 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
b34976b6 377 return FALSE;
1d713d9e 378 }
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379
380 if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
b34976b6 381 return abfd->format == format;
252b5132 382
1d713d9e 383 /* Presume the answer is yes. */
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384 abfd->format = format;
385
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386 if (!BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_set_format, (abfd)))
387 {
388 abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
b34976b6 389 return FALSE;
1d713d9e 390 }
252b5132 391
b34976b6 392 return TRUE;
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393}
394
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395/*
396FUNCTION
397 bfd_format_string
398
399SYNOPSIS
ed781d5d 400 const char *bfd_format_string (bfd_format format);
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401
402DESCRIPTION
403 Return a pointer to a const string
404 <<invalid>>, <<object>>, <<archive>>, <<core>>, or <<unknown>>,
405 depending upon the value of @var{format}.
406*/
407
3619ad04 408const char *
c58b9523 409bfd_format_string (bfd_format format)
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411 if (((int) format < (int) bfd_unknown)
412 || ((int) format >= (int) bfd_type_end))
252b5132 413 return "invalid";
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415 switch (format)
416 {
417 case bfd_object:
7dee875e 418 return "object"; /* Linker/assembler/compiler output. */
3fde5a36 419 case bfd_archive:
1d713d9e 420 return "archive"; /* Object archive file. */
3fde5a36 421 case bfd_core:
1d713d9e 422 return "core"; /* Core dump. */
3fde5a36 423 default:
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424 return "unknown";
425 }
252b5132 426}
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