* ld-srec/srec.exp: For m6811/m6812 use --defsym to define _.z soft

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / ld / ld.texinfo

diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo
index e3ac3cdaf4a8ed8dcb71439df5f055d80e53ffa8..c9691a0a01e283a8706348a5611123bbe6d871cc 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ld.texinfo
+++ b/ld/ld.texinfo
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
 @ifset H8300
 * H8/300::                      ld and the H8/300
 @end ifset
-@ifset Hitachi
-* Hitachi::                     ld and other Hitachi micros
+@ifset Renesas
+* Renesas::                     ld and other Renesas micros
 @end ifset
 @ifset I960
 * i960::                        ld and the Intel 960 family
@@ -728,9 +728,9 @@ This option is currently only supported on ELF platforms.
 @cindex partial link
 @cindex relocatable output
 @kindex -r
-@kindex --relocateable
+@kindex --relocatable
 @item -r
-@itemx --relocateable
+@itemx --relocatable
 Generate relocatable output---i.e., generate an output file that can in
 turn serve as input to @command{ld}.  This is often called @dfn{partial
 linking}.  As a side effect, in environments that support standard Unix
@@ -1209,6 +1209,18 @@ command @code{OUTPUT_FORMAT} can also specify the output format, but
 this option overrides it.  @xref{BFD}.
 @end ifclear
 
+@kindex -pie
+@kindex --pic-executable
+@item -pie
+@itemx --pic-executable
+@cindex position independent executables
+Create a position independent executable.  This is currently only supported on
+ELF platforms.  Position independent executables are similar to shared
+libraries in that they are relocated by the dynamic linker to the virtual
+address OS chooses for them (which can varry between invocations), like
+normal dynamically linked executables they can be executed and symbols
+defined in the executable cannot be overridden by shared libraries.
+
 @kindex -qmagic
 @item -qmagic
 This option is ignored for Linux compatibility.
@@ -4525,15 +4537,15 @@ top page of memory).
 @end ifset
 
 @ifclear GENERIC
-@ifset Hitachi
+@ifset Renesas
 @c This stuff is pointless to say unless you're especially concerned
-@c with Hitachi chips; don't enable it for generic case, please.
-@node Hitachi
-@chapter @command{ld} and Other Hitachi Chips
+@c with Renesas chips; don't enable it for generic case, please.
+@node Renesas
+@chapter @command{ld} and Other Renesas Chips
 
-@command{ld} also supports the H8/300H, the H8/500, and the Hitachi SH.  No
-special features, commands, or command-line options are required for
-these chips.
+@command{ld} also supports the Renesas (formerly Hitachi) H8/300H,
+H8/500, and SH chips.  No special features, commands, or command-line
+options are required for these chips.
 @end ifset
 @end ifclear