/* Generic target-file-type support for the BFD library.
- Copyright (C) 1990-1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Written by Cygnus Support.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
o If the target string is still NULL, or the target string is
<<default>>, then the first item in the target vector is used
- as the target type. @xref{bfd_target}.
+ as the target type, and <<target_defaulted>> is set to
+ cause <<bfd_check_format>> to loop through all the targets.
+ @xref{bfd_target}. @xref{Formats}.
o Otherwise, the elements in the target vector are inspected
one by one, until a match on target name is found. When found,
Once the BFD has been opened and the target selected, the file
format may be determined. This is done by calling
- <<bfd_check_format>> on the BFD with a suggested format. The
+ <<bfd_check_format>> on the BFD with a suggested format.
+ If <<target_defaulted>> has been set, each possible target
+ type is tried to see if it recognizes the specified format. The
routine returns <<true>> when the application guesses right.
@menu
@* bfd_target::
. flagword section_flags;
+The character normally found at the front of a symbol
+(if any), perhaps _.
+
+. char symbol_leading_char;
+
The pad character for filenames within an archive header.
. char ar_pad_char;
. SDEF (void, _bfd_debug_info_start, (bfd *));
. SDEF (void, _bfd_debug_info_end, (bfd *));
. SDEF (void, _bfd_debug_info_accumulate, (bfd *, struct sec *));
-. SDEF (bfd_byte *, _bfd_get_relocated_section_contents, (bfd*,struct bfd_seclet_struct *, bfd_byte *data));
+. SDEF (bfd_byte *, _bfd_get_relocated_section_contents, (bfd*,struct bfd_seclet *, bfd_byte *data));
. SDEF (boolean,_bfd_relax_section,(bfd *, struct sec *, struct symbol_cache_entry **));
Special entry points for gdb to swap in coff symbol table parts
extern bfd_target demo_64_vec;
extern bfd_target srec_vec;
extern bfd_target tekhex_vec;
+extern bfd_target a_out_adobe_vec;
extern bfd_target b_out_vec_little_host;
extern bfd_target b_out_vec_big_host;
extern bfd_target icoff_little_vec;
&ecoff_little_vec,
&ecoff_big_vec,
&ieee_vec,
-#if 1
+#if 0
/* We have no oasys tools anymore, so we can't test any of this
anymore. If you want to test the stuff yourself, go ahead...
- steve@cygnus.com */
+ steve@cygnus.com
+ Worse, since there is no magic number for archives, there
+ can annoying target mis-matches. */
&oasys_vec,
#endif
&sunos_big_vec,
&icoff_big_vec,
&elf_little_vec,
&elf_big_vec,
+ &a_out_adobe_vec,
&b_out_vec_little_host,
&b_out_vec_big_host,
&m68kcoff_vec,
DEFUN_VOID(bfd_target_list)
{
int vec_length= 0;
- bfd_target **target;
+#ifdef NATIVE_HPPAHPUX_COMPILER
+ /* The native compiler on the HP9000/700 has a bug which causes it
+ to loop endlessly when compiling this file. This avoids it. */
+ volatile
+#endif
+ bfd_target **target;
CONST char **name_list, **name_ptr;
for (target = &target_vector[0]; *target != NULL; target++)