/* 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.
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
-/* $Id$ */
-
#include "bfd.h"
#include "sysdep.h"
#include "libbfd.h"
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::
INODE
bfd_target, , Targets, Targets
-
+DOCDD
SUBSECTION
bfd_target
argument must be parenthesized; it contains all the arguments
to the called function.
+ They make the documentation (more) unpleasant to read, so if
+ someone wants to fix this and not break the above, please do.
.#define BFD_SEND(bfd, message, arglist) \
. ((*((bfd)->xvec->message)) arglist)
.typedef struct bfd_target
.{
-identifies the kind of target, eg SunOS4, Ultrix, etc
+Identifies the kind of target, eg SunOS4, Ultrix, etc.
. char *name;
. bfd_target_elf_flavour,
. bfd_target_ieee_flavour,
. bfd_target_oasys_flavour,
-. bfd_target_srec_flavour} flavour;
+. bfd_target_tekhex_flavour,
+. bfd_target_srec_flavour,
+. bfd_target_hppa_flavour} flavour;
The order of bytes within the data area of a file.
. 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;
. file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
. SDEF (boolean, _new_section_hook, (bfd *, sec_ptr));
-Symbols and reloctions
+Symbols and relocations
. SDEF (unsigned int, _get_symtab_upper_bound, (bfd *));
. SDEF (unsigned int, _bfd_canonicalize_symtab,
. 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 *));
-. SDEF (boolean,_bfd_relax_section,(bfd *, struct sec *, struct symbol_cache_entry **, struct bfd_seclet_struct *));
+. 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
. SDEF(void, _bfd_coff_swap_aux_in,(
. PTR in,
. PTR out));
.
+. {* See documentation on reloc types. *}
+. SDEF (CONST struct reloc_howto_struct *,
+. reloc_type_lookup,
+. (bfd *abfd, bfd_reloc_code_real_type code));
+.
+. {* Complete and utter crock, currently used for the assembler
+. when creating COFF files. *}
+. SDEF (asymbol *, _bfd_make_debug_symbol, (
+. bfd *abfd,
+. void *ptr,
+. unsigned long size));
+
+Data for use by back-end routines; e.g., for a.out, includes whether
+this particular target maps ZMAGIC files contiguously or with text and
+data separated. Could perhaps also be used to eliminate some of the
+above COFF-specific fields.
+
+. PTR backend_data;
.} bfd_target;
*/
extern bfd_target sunos_big_vec;
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;
extern bfd_target m68kcoff_vec;
extern bfd_target i386coff_vec;
extern bfd_target i386aout_vec;
+extern bfd_target i386linux_vec;
extern bfd_target a29kcoff_big_vec;
extern bfd_target trad_core_vec;
extern bfd_target rs6000coff_vec;
extern bfd_target h8300coff_vec;
+extern bfd_target z8kcoff_vec;
+extern bfd_target we32kcoff_vec;
+#ifdef hp9000s800
+extern bfd_target hppa_vec;
+#endif
#ifdef DEFAULT_VECTOR
extern bfd_target DEFAULT_VECTOR;
#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,
&demo_64_vec, /* Only compiled if host has long-long support */
#endif
&h8300coff_vec,
+ &z8kcoff_vec,
&m88kbcs_vec,
&srec_vec,
+/* &tekhex_vec,*/
&icoff_little_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,
&a29kcoff_big_vec,
&rs6000coff_vec,
+#ifdef hp9000s800
+ &hppa_vec,
+#endif
+ &we32kcoff_vec,
#ifdef TRAD_CORE
&trad_core_vec,
modify the names
SYNOPSIS
- CONST char **bfd_target_list();
+ CONST char **bfd_target_list(void);
*/
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++)
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