[thirdparty/binutils-gdb.git] / bfd / TODO

Things that still need to be done: -*- Text -*-

 o - A source of space lossage is that all the target-dependent
     code is in a single bfd_target structure.  Hence all the code
     for *writing* object files is still pulled into all the applications
     that only care about *reading* (gdb, nm, objdump), while gas
     has to carry along all the unneded baggage for reading objects.
     And so one.  This would be a much more substantial change,
     and the payoff would be less (essentially none if bfd is
     used as a shared library).

 o - The storage needed by BFD data structures is also larger than strictly
     needed.  This may be difficult to do much about.

 o - implement bfd_abort, which should close the bfd but not alter the
     filesystem.

 o - update the bfd doc; write a how-to-write-a-backend doc, take out
     the stupid quips and fill in all the blanks.

 o - upgrade the reloc handling as per Steve's suggestion.
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5f9a2245 DM	1	Things that still need to be done: -- Text --
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	3	o - A source of space lossage is that all the target-dependent
	4	code is in a single bfd_target structure. Hence all the code
	5	for writing object files is still pulled into all the applications
	6	that only care about reading (gdb, nm, objdump), while gas
	7	has to carry along all the unneded baggage for reading objects.
	8	And so one. This would be a much more substantial change,
	9	and the payoff would be less (essentially none if bfd is
	10	used as a shared library).
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	12	o - The storage needed by BFD data structures is also larger than strictly
	13	needed. This may be difficult to do much about.
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4a81b561 DHW	15	o - implement bfd_abort, which should close the bfd but not alter the
4a81b561 DHW	16	filesystem.
5f9a2245 DM	17
	18	o - update the bfd doc; write a how-to-write-a-backend doc, take out
	19	the stupid quips and fill in all the blanks.
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	21	o - upgrade the reloc handling as per Steve's suggestion.
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