| 1 | BFD is an object file library. It permits applications to use the |
| 2 | same routines to process object files regardless of their format. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | BFD is used by the GNU debugger, assembler, linker, and the binary |
| 5 | utilities. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | The documentation on using BFD is scanty and may be occasionally |
| 8 | incorrect. Pointers to documentation problems, or an entirely |
| 9 | rewritten manual, would be appreciated. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | There is some BFD internals documentation in doc/bfdint.texi which may |
| 12 | help programmers who want to modify BFD. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | BFD is normally built as part of another package. See the build |
| 15 | instructions for that package, probably in a README file in the |
| 16 | appropriate directory. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | BFD supports the following configure options: |
| 19 | |
| 20 | --target=TARGET |
| 21 | The default target for which to build the library. TARGET is |
| 22 | a configuration target triplet, such as sparc-sun-solaris. |
| 23 | --enable-targets=TARGET,TARGET,TARGET... |
| 24 | Additional targets the library should support. To include |
| 25 | support for all known targets, use --enable-targets=all. |
| 26 | --enable-64-bit-bfd |
| 27 | Include support for 64 bit targets. This is automatically |
| 28 | turned on if you explicitly request a 64 bit target, but not |
| 29 | for --enable-targets=all. This requires a compiler with a 64 |
| 30 | bit integer type, such as gcc. |
| 31 | --enable-shared |
| 32 | Build BFD as a shared library. |
| 33 | --with-mmap |
| 34 | Use mmap when accessing files. This is faster on some hosts, |
| 35 | but slower on others. It may not work on all hosts. |
| 36 | |
| 37 | Report bugs with BFD to bug-binutils@gnu.org. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Patches are encouraged. When sending patches, always send the output |
| 40 | of diff -u or diff -c from the original file to the new file. Do not |
| 41 | send default diff output. Do not make the diff from the new file to |
| 42 | the original file. Remember that any patch must not break other |
| 43 | systems. Remember that BFD must support cross compilation from any |
| 44 | host to any target, so patches which use ``#ifdef HOST'' are not |
| 45 | acceptable. Please also read the ``Reporting Bugs'' section of the |
| 46 | gcc manual. |
| 47 | |
| 48 | Bug reports without patches will be remembered, but they may never get |
| 49 | fixed until somebody volunteers to fix them. |
| 50 | \f |
| 51 | Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
| 52 | |
| 53 | Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, |
| 54 | are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright |
| 55 | notice and this notice are preserved. |