Tue Jun 18 14:42:58 1996 Klaus Kaempf <kkaempf@progis.de>

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

Tue Jun 18 14:42:58 1996  Klaus Kaempf  <kkaempf@progis.de>

        Added support for Alpha OpenVMS:
        * evax.h, evax-alpha.c, evax-egsd.c, evax-emh.c: New files.
        * evax-etir.c, evax-misc.c, hosts/alphavms.h: New files.
        * config.h-vms, makefile.vms: New files.
        * config.bfd (alpha-*-*vms*): New target.
        * configure.in (evax_alpha_vec): New target vector.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_SWREL32, BFD_RELOC_SWREL64): Define.
        (BFD_RELOC_ALPHA_LINKAGE, BFD_RELOC_ALPHA_BASEREG): Define.
        * targets.c (bfd_target_evax_flavour): Define.
        (evax_alpha_vec): Declare.
        (bfd_target_vector): Add ecoffalpha_little_vec and evax_alpha_vec
        if BFD64 is defined.
        * bfd-in2.h, libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (BFD64_BACKENDS): Add evax-alpha.o, evax-egsd.o, evax-etir.o,
        evax-emh.o, and evax-misc.o.
        (BFD64_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add evax-alpha.c, evax-egsd.c,
        evax-etir.c, evax-emh.c, and evax-misc.c.
        (HFILES): Add evax.h.

Tue Jun 18 13:54:18 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-h8300.c (h8300_reloc16_extra_cases): Make name a const
        pointer.
        (h8300_bfd_link_add_symbols): Likewise.

Mon Jun 17 10:06:50 1996  Jeffrey A. Law  <law@rtl.cygnus.com>

        * som.h (R_HPPA_BEGIN_TRY, R_HPPA_END_TRY): Define.
        * som.c (som_write_fixups): Handle R_BEGIN_TRY and R_END_TRY.

Mon Jun 17 12:49:11 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_relocate_section): Don't create a reloc
        for R_MIPS_REL32 and R_MIPS_32 relocs if no dynamic sections were
        created.
        (mips_elf_check_relocs): Only create .rel.dyn for R_MIPS_REL32 and
        R_MIPS_32 relocs if creating a shared library.

Thu Jun 13 20:14:51 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@canuck.cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (add_data_entry): Use pei_section_data rather than
        _cooked_size.  Corresponds to May 13 change in coffcode.h.

Thu Jun 13 10:23:40 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_final_link): Handle long section names.
        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): If there are long
        section names, always set the f_symptr field, even if there are no
        symbols.
        * peicode.h (coff_swap_filehdr_in): Don't clear the f_symptr field
        if there are no symbols.

        * coffgen.c (make_a_section_from_file): Check return value of
        _bfd_coff_read_string_table.
        (coff_real_object_p): Check return value of
        make_a_section_from_file.
        (_bfd_coff_read_string_table): Check that there are some symbols
        before trying to read the string table size.

Wed Jun 12 11:16:37 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_symbols): When considering whether
        to replace a symbol in a dynamic object with a symbol from another
        dynamic object, do the replacement if the existing symbol is
        global linkage code.

        * xcofflink.c (_bfd_ppc_xcoff_relocate_section): Check explicitly
        for _ptrgl, and treat it as global linkage code.

        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,find_nearest_line)): Notice if we find a
        filename or N_SO symbol past the offset, and use it to indicate
        that there is no line number or function when appropriate.

Tue Jun 11 15:24:48 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_build_ldsyms): Set XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR for a
        common symbol defined by the linker.  Don't export function code
        even if export_defineds is set.

Mon Jun 10 11:57:27 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * coff-h8300.c (howto_table): Add new entries for R_BCC_INV
        and R_JMP_DEL.
        (rtype2howto): Handle R_BCC_INV and R_JMP_DEL.
        (h8300_symbol_address_p): New function.
        (h8300_reloc16_estimate): Eliminate jumps made unnecessary by
        relaxing.

Sun Jun  9 16:30:20 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * coff-h8300.c (h8300_reloc16_estimate): Fix many minor spacing
        problems.
        (h8300_reloc16_estimate, cases R_JMP1, R_JMP2): Adjust "dot"
        correctly for the two variants.  Allow relaxing if the target
        is 128 bytes away since after relaxation it'll be 126 bytes away.
        (h8300_reloc16_estimate, case R_PCRWORD): Correctly adjust
        "dot" and "value".  Allow relaxing if the target is 128 bytes
        away since after relaxation it'll be 126 bytes away.
        * reloc16.c (bfd_coff_reloc16_relax_section): Keep relaxing
        the given section until nothing changes.

Thu Jun  6 15:24:45 1996  Richard Henderson  <rth@tamu.edu>

        * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_new_section_hook): Remove the _PDATA
        alignment hack--we can get the lnnoptr info another way without
        suddenly increasing the alignment requirements.  Set the flags for
        the _PDATA section.
        (ecoff_compute_section_file_positions): Do so.

Thu Jun  6 11:24:37 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * ieee.c (ieee_write_object_contents): Put a timestamp in the file
        to keep the HP emulator database happy.

        * config.bfd: Recognize powerpc-*-linux* and powerpcle-*-linux*.
        From Kevin Buettner <kev@primenet.com>.

Wed Jun  5 15:16:04 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * aoutx.h (translate_to_native_sym_flags): Don't try to print the
        name of a NULL section.

Tue Jun  4 18:53:58 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * linker.c (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol): If notice_all is
        set, always call the notice callback.

        * VERSION: Increment for bfdlink.h change.

Mon Jun  3 11:01:53 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-sh.c (COFF_DEFAULT_SECTION_ALIGNMENT_POWER): Set to 4.
        (sh_relax_delete_bytes): Correct handling of differently sized
        trailing alignment reloc.

        * bfd-in.h: Use #error if BFD_HOST_64_BIT can not be defined.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * configure.in: Warn if there is no known 64 bit type.
        * configure: Rebuild.

        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add ppcboot.o.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add ppcboot.c.

        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Initialize c.
        From Per Fogelstrom <per.fogelstrom@mailbox200.swipnet.se>.

Sat Jun  1 21:49:58 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf64-mips.c (bfd_mips_elf64_swap_reginfo_in)
        (bfd_mips_elf64_swap_reginfo_out): Move from here...
        * elf32-mips.c (bfd_mips_elf64_swap_reginfo_in)
        (bfd_mips_elf64_swap_reginfo_out): ...to here.

Fri May 31 13:51:28 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf64-mips.c: Improve reloc special_functions and handling of
        SHT_MIPS_OPTIONS section.
        * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_hi16_reloc): Rename from
        mips_elf_hi16_reloc and make globally visible.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_lo16_reloc): Rename from mips_elf_lo16_reloc and
        make globally visible.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_got16_reloc): Rename from mips_elf_got16_reloc and
        make globally visible.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_gprel16_reloc): Rename from mips_elf_gprel16_reloc
        and make globally visible.
        (gprel16_with_gp): Check howto->src_mask before using value in
        insn.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_gprel32_reloc): Rename from mips_elf_gprel32_reloc
        and make globally visible.
        (gprel32_with_gp): Check howto->src_mask before fetching value.
        (bfd_mips_elf_swap_options_in): New function.
        (bfd_mips_elf_swap_options_out): New function.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_set_private_flags): Rename from
        mips_elf_set_private_flags and make globally visible.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Rename from
        mips_elf_copy_private_bfd_data and make globally visible.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Rename from
        mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data and make globally visible.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr): Accept .MIPS.options as a name
        for a SHT_MIPS_OPTIONS section.
        (mips_elf32_section_from_shdr): Handle SHT_MIPS_OPTIONS section.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_fake_sections): Consider .MIPS.options to be the
        name of a SHT_MIPS_OPTIONS section.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_set_section_contents): New function.
        (mips_elf32_section_processing): Set the GP value in a
        SHT_MIPS_OPTIONS section.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_find_nearest_line): Rename from
        mips_elf_find_nearest_line and make globally visible.
        (bfd_elf32_set_section_contents): Define.
        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_mips_elf_hi16_reloc): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_lo16_reloc): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_gprel16_reloc): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_got16_reloc): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_gprel32_reloc): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_set_private_flags): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_find_nearest_line): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_set_section_contents): Declare.

        * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_info_to_howto): Rename from
        elf_info_to_howto.
        (elf_info_to_howto): Define.
        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_info_to_howto): Rename from
        elf_info_to_howto.
        (elf_info_to_howto): Define.
        * elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_info_to_howto): Rename from
        elf_info_to_howto.
        (elf_info_to_howto): Define.

        * coff-w65.c (h8300_reloc16_estimate): Rename R_MOVB[12] to
        R_MOV16B[12], to match change in coff/internal.h.

Thu May 30 12:38:49 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf64-mips.c: Extensive additions to provide better support for
        writing files and for gas.
        * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_object_p): New function, broken out
        of mips_elf_object_p.
        (mips_elf32_object_p): Rename from mips_elf_object_p; call
        _bfd_mips_elf_object_p.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_final_write_processing): Rename from
        mips_elf_final_write_processing and make globally visible.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_fake_sections): Rename from
        mips_elf_fake_sections and make globally visible.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_bfd_section): Rename from
        mips_elf_section_from_bfd_section and make globally visible.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_section_processing): New function, broken out of
        mips_elf_section_processing.
        (mips_elf32_section_processing): Rename from
        mips_elf_section_processing; call
        _bfd_mips_elf_section_processing.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_symbol_processing): Rename from
        mips_elf_symbol_processing and make globally visible.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_read_ecoff_info): Rename from
        mips_elf_read_ecoff_info and make globally visible.
        (mips_elf32_ecoff_debug_swap): Rename from
        mips_elf_ecoff_debug_swap.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_symbol_from_bfd_symbol): Use asymbol rather than
        struct symbol_cache_entry.
        (_bfd_elf_validate_reloc): New function, moved in from
        elfcode.h:validate_reloc.
        * elfcode.h (validate_reloc): Remove; moved into elf.c and renamed
        to _bfd_elf_validate_reloc.  Change all callers.
        * elf-bfd.h (bfd_section_from_shdr): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_symbol_from_bfd_symbol): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_validate_reloc): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_object_p): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_fake_sections): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_bfd_section): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_section_processing): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_symbol_processing): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_read_ecoff_info): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_final_write_processing): Declare.
        * elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_get_reloc_upper_bound): Don't define
        if already defined.

        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_object_p): Handle E_MIPS_ARCH_4.
        (mips_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.

Wed May 29 16:15:29 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        64-bit MIPS ELF ABI objdump support:
        * elf64-mips.c: New file.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (BFD64_BACKENDS): Add elf64-mips.o.
        (BFD64_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add elf64-mips.c.
        * config.bfd (mips*el-*-elf*) Add bfd_elf64_bigmips_vec and
        bfd_elf64_littlemips_vec to targ_selvecs.
        (mips*-*-elf*): Likewise.
        * confingure.in: Add bfd_elf64_bigmips_vec and
        bfd_elf64_littlemips_vec to vector switch.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr): New function,
        broken out of mips_elf_section_from_shdr.
        (mips_elf32_section_from_shdr): Rename from
        mips_elf_section_from_shdr.  Call new function.
        (elf_backend_section_from_shdr): Update name of renamed function.
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_size_info): Change second parameter of
        write_out_phdrs to be const.  Likewise for second parameter of
        swap_symbol_out.
        (struct bfd_elf_section_data): Add rel_hdr2 field.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_symbol_in): Change second parameter to be const.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_symbol_out): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_reloc_in): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_reloc_out): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_reloca_in): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_reloca_out): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_out): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_dyn_in): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_dyn_out): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf32_slurp_symbol_table): Declare.
        (bfd_elf32_write_shdrs_and_ehdr): Declare.
        (bfd_elf32_write_out_phdrs): Declare.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_symbol_in): Change second parameter to be const.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_symbol_out): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_reloc_in): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_reloc_out): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_reloca_in): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_reloca_out): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_phdr_in): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_phdr_out): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_dyn_in): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_dyn_out): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_slurp_symbol_table): Declare.
        (bfd_elf64_write_shdrs_and_ehdr): Declare.
        (bfd_elf64_write_out_phdrs): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr): Declare.
        * elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr): Remove assertion requiring
        SHT_REL/SHT_RELA to match use_rela_p.  If there is already a reloc
        section for the section, add the new one to rel_hdr2.  Increment
        reloc_count rather than setting it.
        * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Define name as macro.
        Remove static declaration.
        (elf_write_shdrs_and_ehdr): Define name as macro.
        (elf_write_out_phdrs): Likewise.
        (elf_swap_ehdr_in, elf_swap_ehdr_out): Declare.
        (elf_swap_shdr_in, elf_swap_shdr_out): Declare.
        (elf_swap_symbol_in): Change second parameter to be const.
        (elf_swap_symbol_out): Likewise.
        (elf_swap_ehdr_in, elf_swap_ehdr_out): Likewise.
        (elf_swap_shdr_in, elf_swap_shdr_out): Likewise.
        (elf_swap_phdr_in, elf_swap_phdr_out): Likewise.
        (elf_swap_reloc_in, elf_swap_reloc_out): Likewise.
        (elf_swap_reloca_in, elf_swap_reloca_out): Likewise.
        (elf_write_out_phdrs): Rename from write_out_phdrs.  Change second
        parameter to be const.  Make non-static.
        (elf_write_shdrs_and_ehdr): Rename from write_shdrs_and_ehdr.
        Make non-static.
        (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Make non-static.
        (NAME(_bfd_elf,size_info)): Update names of renamed functions.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_info_to_howto): Define if not defined.
        (elf_backend_size_info): Likewise.
        (elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_size_info.
        * targets.c (bfd_elf64_bigmips_vec): Declare.
        (bfd_elf64_littlemips_vec): Declare.
        (bfd_target_vector): Add bfd_elf64_bigmips_vec and
        bfd_elf64_littlemips_vec if BFD64 is defined.
        
        * libbfd.c (bfd_get_file_window): Add cast to fprintf argument.

Tue May 28 11:42:08 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-sh.c (sh_relax_delete_bytes): Insert nop instructions, not
        zeroes, in alignment holes.

        * configure: Rebuild with autoconf 2.10.

        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,find_nearest_line)): Make room for the
        potential leading underscore in the allocated buffer.

Fri May 24 14:28:38 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook): Do not put small common
        symbols into .sbss if this is a relocatable link.

Thu May 23 12:26:24 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (_bfd_ppc_xcoff_relocate_section): Warn about
        undefined symbols when creating a shared library.

Fri May 17 13:54:15 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-sh.c: Add a bunch of new code and static const arrays to
        support aligning loads and stores on four byte memory boundaries.
        Also:
        (sh_coff_howtos): Add entries for R_SH_CODE, R_SH_DATA and
        R_SH_LABEL.
        (sh_relax_section): Look for R_SH_CODE relocs.  If we find one,
        call sh_align_loads.
        (sh_relax_delete_bytes): Don't mark R_SH_CODE or R_SH_DATA relocs
        as unused.

Thu May 16 16:34:13 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * cache.c (bfd_open_file): Unlink the file before opening it for
        write.  From Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com>.

        * opncls.c (bfd_fdopenr): Set opened_once.

Tue May 14 12:35:32 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * som.c (som_slurp_reloc_table): Clear external_relocs cache after
        freeing it.

        * libbfd.c: Remove #ifdef FILE_OFFSET_IS_CHAR_INDEX, and compile
        the code unconditionally.

Mon May 13 19:51:37 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * libcoff-in.h (struct pei_section_tdata): Define structure.
        (pei_section_data): Define macro.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coffcode.h (coff_set_alignment_hook): If COFF_IMAGE_WITH_PE,
        store s_paddr field in pei_section_data.
        (coff_compute_section_file_positions): Use pei_section_data rather
        than _cooked_size, and don't overwrite an existing value.
        (coff_write_object_contents): If COFF_OBJ_WITH_PE, set s_paddr to
        0.  If COFF_IMAGE_WITH_PE, set s_paddr to pei_section_data.
        * peicode.h (coff_bfd_copy_private_section_data): Define if
        COFF_IMAGE_WITH_PE.
        (pe_bfd_copy_private_section_data): New static function if
        COFF_IMAGE_WITH_PE.

Wed May  8 16:10:38 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * srec.c (srec_set_arch_mach): Write as a function rather than a
        macro definition.

        * xcofflink.c (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols): If an archive has
        no map, just check each member in turn to see whether it is
        required.

Wed May  8 09:17:34 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * ppcboot.c (ppcboot_object_p): Check for type 0x41 in partition
        table.  Call BFD_ASSERT to validate header size, instead of
        calling fatal.
        (ppcboot_bfd_print_private_bfd_data): Put quotes around partition
        name.

Tue May  7 16:10:19 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * ppcboot.c: New target for looking at PPCbug boot records.

        * config{ure.in,.bfd}: Add support for ppcboot target.
        * targets.c: Ditto.
        * configure: Regenerate.
                
Tue May  7 11:15:19 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * coff-h8300.c (howto_table): Update names to match recent
        changes to include/coff/internal.h.  Fix minor errors in the
        existing relocs.  Add R_MOVL1 and R_MOVL2.
        (rtype2howto): Similarly.
        (h8300_reloc16_estimate): Rewrite to simplify, fix bugs in the
        existing relaxing code  and peform more relaxing.
        (h8300_reloc16_extra_cases): Likewise.

Mon May  6 18:24:09 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * reloc16.c (bfd_coff_reloc16_get_value): Handle common
        symbols correctly.

Sat May  4 05:08:45 1996  Peter Schauer  (pes@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de)

        * elfcode.h (elf_object_p):  Reject generic ELF target if
        e_machine matches an alternate machine code in a specific backend.

        * netbsd-core.c (netbsd_core_vec):  Remove initializer for
        obsolete align_power_min field.

Fri May  3 13:07:35 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * coff-h8300.c (reloc_howto_type): Add howto entry for
        R_PCRWORD_B.
        (rtype2howto): Handle R_PCRWORD_B.
        (h8300_reloc16_extra_cases): Handle R_PCRWORD_B.
        (h8300_reloc_16_estimate): Likewise.  Try to turn a 16bit
        pc-relative branch (R_PCRWORD) into an 8bit pc-relative
        branch (R_PCWORD_B).

Fri May  3 10:47:41 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * aoutx.h (translate_from_native_sym_flags): Set the section for
        BSF_CONSTRUCTOR symbols.

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_link_input_bfd): Correct setting of
        last_bf_index.

Wed May  1 18:39:32 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@canuck.cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): In comdat section lookup,
        stop looking when section is found.

Wed May  1 14:17:57 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (STRING_SIZE_SIZE): Define.
        (styp_to_sec_flags): Handle long symbol names when looking for the
        section symbol.
        (bfd_coff_backend_data): Add _bfd_coff_long_section_names field.
        (bfd_coff_long_section_names): Define.
        (coff_write_object_contents): Handle long section names.
        (bfd_coff_std_swap_table): Initialize new field.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coffgen.c (make_a_section_from_file): Handle long section
        names.
        (coff_write_symbols): Handle long section names.
        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_backend_data): Initialize new field.
        * coff-mips.c (mips_ecoff_backend_data): Likewise.
        * pe-arm.c (COFF_LONG_SECTION_NAMES): Define.
        * pei-arm.c (COFF_LONG_SECTION_NAMES): Define.
        * pe-i386.c (COFF_LONG_SECTION_NAMES): Define.
        * pei-i386.c (COFF_LONG_SECTION_NAMES): Define.
        * pe-ppc.c (COFF_LONG_SECTION_NAMES): Define.
        * pei-ppc.c (COFF_LONG_SECTION_NAMES): Define.

        * bout.c (b_out_callback): Set lma of sections.
        (b_out_bfd_get_relocated_section_contents): Rename in_abfd
        parameter to output_bfd.  Used input_bfd instead of output_bfd in
        several places.

Tue Apr 30 17:56:39 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * aoutx.h (translate_from_native_sym_flags): Don't create
        SEC_CONSTRUCTOR sections.
        * ecoff.c (ecoff_set_symbol_info): Likewise.

        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy elf_gp.
        From Don Bowman <bowman@waterloo.hp.com>.

Tue Apr 30 17:06:32 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@canuck.cygnus.com>

        * coff-arm.c (armcoff_little_vec): If COFF_WITH_PE is defined, add
        SEC_LINK_ONCE and SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES to section_flags.

Mon Apr 29 13:15:17 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf32-mips.c (struct mips_elf_link_hash_entry): Add
        mips_32_relocs field.
        (mips_elf_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize mips_32_relocs field.
        (mips_elf_relocate_section): Copy R_MIPS_REL32 and R_MIPS_32
        relocs against a global symbol which is not defined in a regular
        file.
        (mips_elf_check_relocs): For a R_MIPS_REL32 or R_MIPS_32 reloc
        against a global symbol, increment mips_32_relocs.
        (mips_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): If mips_32_relocs is set, and
        the symbol is not defined in a regular file, make room in the
        .rel.dyn section.

Fri Apr 26 18:00:37 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * ecoff.c (ecoff_compute_section_file_positions): Track the real
        file position and the virtual file position separately.  Set
        filepos information bsaed on the real file position.
        (_bfd_ecoff_set_section_contents): Handle .lib sections like the
        Jan 23 change to coffcode.h.

        * som.c (som_slurp_symbol_table): Set the symbol count to the
        number of BFD symbols created.

Fri Apr 26 12:34:29 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Forward relocations to the
        output file if linking shared objects.  Loop to check all relocs,
        rather than returning false on first error.

Thu Apr 25 13:25:12 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_create_linker_section): Add PLT case.
        (ppc_elf_additional_program_headers): If .interp section, bump #
        of program headers by 1.
        (ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Flesh out support.
        (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Add support for .plt section.
        (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Print out filename in debug code.  Enable
        PLT support.
        (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Add support for PLT's, beef up
        debug output.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): If the output section isn't defined,
        don't abort, just give an error message.

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections): If the section
        being created is .sdata or .sdata2, don't make the symbol dynamic.

Wed Apr 24 14:04:07 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols): Look through the
        members of an archive for dynamic objects with no symbols, and
        pass them directly to check_archive_element.
        (xcoff_link_check_ar_symbols): Pass dynamic objects to
        xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols.
        (xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols): New static function.

        * coff-rs6000.c (rs6000coff_vec): Change BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC
        from _bfd_nodynamic to _bfd_xcoff.
        * libcoff-in.h (_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound):
        Declare.
        (_bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab): Declare.
        (_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound): Declare.
        (_bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc): Declare.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_swap_ldrel_in): New static function.
        (xcoff_get_section_contents): New static function.
        (_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound): New function.
        (_bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab): New function.
        (_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound): New function.
        (xcoff_dynamic_reloc): New static variable.
        (_bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc): New function.
        (xcoff_link_add_dynamic_symbols): Use xcoff_get_section_contents.
        
Tue Apr 23 12:48:42 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-sparc.c (bfd_coff_generic_reloc): Return bfd_reloc_ok even
        if reloc_entry->addend is not 0.
        (CALC_ADDEND): Just set the addend to reloc.r_offset.

Mon Apr 22 18:29:01 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@canuck.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_howto_table): Fix spelling of
        R_SPARC_GLOB_JMP.
        * elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        Add entries for R_SPARC_[56].
        (sparc_reloc_map): Add entries for R_SPARC_[56].

Mon Apr 22 15:07:24 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        Optimize linking of stabs in sections as used in ELF and COFF.
        * stabs.c: New file.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_link_section_stabs): Declare.
        (_bfd_write_section_stabs): Declare.
        (_bfd_write_stab_strings): Declare.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * libcoff-in.h (struct coff_section_tdata): Add stab_info field.
        (struct coff_link_hash_table): Add stab_info field.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_link_hash_table_init): Initialize
        stab_info field.
        (coff_link_add_symbols): Call _bfd_link_section_stabs if
        appropriate.
        (_bfd_coff_final_link): Write out stab strings hash table.
        (_bfd_coff_link_input_bfd): Handle optimized stabs sections.
        * coff-ppc.c (ppc_bfd_coff_final_link): Write out stab strings
        hash table.
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_table): Add stab_info field.
        (struct bfd_elf_section_data): Add stab_info field.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_hash_table_init): Initialize stab_info
        field.
        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): If appropriate, call
        _bfd_link_section_stabs.
        (elf_bfd_final_link): Write out stab strings hash table.
        (elf_link_input_bfd): Handle optimized stabs sections.
        * reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Check address against
        _raw_size rather than _cooked_size.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (BFD_LIBS): Add stabs.o
        (BFD_LIBS_CFILES): Add stabs.c.

        * VERSION: Increment for bfdlink.h change.

        * coffgen.c (coff_renumber_symbols): Correct handling of
        BSF_NOT_AT_END common symbols.

Fri Apr 19 19:21:56 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-ppc.c (record_toc): Add cast to avoid warning.
        (ppc_allocate_toc_section): Likewise.
        (coff_ppc_relocate_section): Remove ANSI C string concatenation.
        (ppc_coff_reloc_type_lookup): Remove unreached code.
        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Don't take the address
        of an array.
        * peicode.h (pe_print_idata): Add casts to avoid warning.
        (pe_print_edata): Likewise.
        (pe_print_reloc): Remove ANSI C string concatenation.

Thu Apr 18 18:51:18 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * libcoff-in.h (struct coff_final_link_info): Add last_bf_index
        and last_bf fields.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coffswap.h (coff_swap_aux_in): Swap endndx field for C_FCN
        symbols.
        (coff_swap_aux_out): Likewise.
        * peicode.h (coff_swap_aux_in): Likewise.
        (coff_swap_aux_out): Likewise.
        * coffgen.c (coff_pointerize_aux): Check endndx field for C_FCN
        symbols.
        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_final_link): Initialize last_bf_index
        field.
        (_bfd_coff_link_input_bfd): Check endndx field for C_FCN symbols.
        Fix up .bf endndx link fields.
        * coff-ppc.c (ppc_bfd_coff_final_link): Initialize last_bf_index
        field.
        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_input_bfd): Check endndx field for C_FCN
        symbols.

Wed Apr 17 12:08:24 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * pe{,i}-ppc.c (PPC_PE): Define instead of PPC, so that compiling
        on Solaris PowerPC systems doesn't get confused.

        * ccffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Use #ifdef PPC_PE, not
        #ifdef PPC.

        * elfcore.h (bfd_prstatus, bfd_fpregset): Add thread argument.
        (elf_corefile_note): If HAVE_SYS_PROCFS_H is not defined, don't
        update did_reg and did_reg2.

Wed Apr 17 13:07:37 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_input_bfd): Check for TOC overflow.

        * linker.c (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol): When calling the
        callback routines, pass h->root.string rather than name, in case
        copy is true and name is transient.

Tue Apr 16 16:36:38 1996  Stu Grossman  (grossman@lisa.cygnus.com)

        * elfcore.h:  Add support for core files with multiple threads.
        (Primarily for Solaris.)

Tue Apr 16 13:44:08 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,squirt_out_relocs)): Don't do anything if
        section->orelocation is NULL.

        * coffgen.c (bfd_coff_get_syment): New function.
        (bfd_coff_get_auxent): New function.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_coff_get_syment): Declare.
        (bfd_coff_get_auxent): Declare.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

Mon Apr 15 19:06:59 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf32-mips.c (struct mips_hi16): Define.
        (mips_hi16_addr, mips_hi16_addend): Remove.
        (mips_hi16_list): New static variable.
        (mips_elf_hi16_reloc): Maintain a list of unmatched HI16 relocs.
        (mips_elf_lo16_reloc): Process mips_hi16_list.
        (mips_elf_relocate_section): Permit an arbitrary number of HI16
        relocs before the associated LO16 reloc.

Wed Apr 10 00:23:53 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * versados.c (versados_scan): Check bfd_alloc return value.
        (versados_object_p): Check all bfd_read return values.  Require
        that lang field be less than 10, to avoid confusion with Intel Hex
        files.

        * libaout.h (WRITE_HEADERS): Write out the relocs even if there
        aren't any symbols.
        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,swap_std_reloc_out)): Set r_index to N_ABS,
        not 0, for an absolute symbol.
        (NAME(aout,swap_ext_reloc_out)): Likewise.

        * ihex.c (ihex_scan): Accept a length of 4 for record type 5.
        (ihex_write_object_contents): For a large start address, output
        the full 32 bit address in record type 5.

        * ieee.c (ieee_write_byte): Change second parameter from bfd_byte
        to int to avoid promotion problems in prototype.

Tue Apr  9 11:44:21 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * configure.host: Use ${srcdir} when looking for picfrag.

        * configure.host: Switch on ${libdir}, not $(libdir).  From
        alan@spri.levels.unisa.edu.au (Alan Modra).

        * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Always call add_dynamic_symbols
        entry point, not just for DYNAMIC objects.
        * sunos.c (sunos_add_dynamic_symbols): Always call
        sunos_create_dynamic_sections.  If called with a non DYNAMIC
        object, don't do anything else.
        (sunos_add_one_symbol): Don't call sunos_create_dynamic_sections.

Mon Apr  8 12:09:36 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * configure.in: Permit --enable-shared to specify a list of
        directories.
        * configure: Rebuild.

        * configure.host: Set HLDFLAGS and SHLIB_CFLAGS for *-dec-osf*
        host when configuring with --enable-shard.

Fri Apr  5 12:24:13 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * config.bfd: Add i[345]86-*-freebsdelf* target; from John Polstra
        <jdp@polstra.com>.

        * linker.c (link_action): For WARN_ROW/warn, use MWARN, not CYCLE,
        to avoid crashing in bfd_hash_replace.

        * sysdep.h: Use #ifdef, not #if.

Thu Apr  4 23:32:23 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * config.in: Rebuild.

Thu Apr  4 18:49:09 1996  Fred Fish  <fnf@cygnus.com>

        * configure.in (mips-sony-bsd*): Fix typo in AC_DEFINE.
        (AC_CHECK_HEADERS): Check for sys/time.h
        (AC_HEADER_TIME): Add macro.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * sysdep.h: Use TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME and HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
        to control what combination of <time> and <sys/time.h>
        get included.
        
Tue Apr  2 13:11:53 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@canuck.cygnus.com>

        * aoutf1.h (sunos_32_set_arch_mach): Handle M_SPARCLET.
        (aout_32_sunos4_write_object_contents): Likewise.
        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,machine_type)): Handle
        bfd_mach_sparc_{sparclet,sparclite}.
        * archures.c (bfd_mach_sparc_{sparclet,sparclite}): Define.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v9_p): Update.
        * cpu-sparc.c (arch_info_struct): Add entries for sparclet,sparclite.
        * libaout.h (enum machine_type): Add M_SPARCLET.
        * sunos.c (MACHTYPE_OK): Define.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

Tue Apr  2 00:33:18 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_table): Add hgot field.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_hash_table_init): Initialize hgot field.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_create_got_section): Store the
        _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ hash table entry in the hgot field.
        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_check_relocs): If the size of the
        global offset table goes over 0x1000, set the value of
        _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ to 0x1000 into the section.
        (elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Subtract the offset of
        _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ when handling GOT relocations.

        * elfcode.h: Don't include <string.h>.

Mon Apr  1 10:39:24 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * linker.c (_bfd_generic_link_hash_newfunc): Renamed from
        generic_link_hash_newfunc.  All references changed.
        * genlink.h (_bfd_generic_link_hash_newfunc): Declaration
        moved here from libbfd-in.h.
        * libbfd-in.h: Corresponding changes.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerated.

Mon Apr  1 12:35:36 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * aoutx.h (aout_link_input_section_std): When reporting an
        overflow error, use the name of the symbol in the hash table if
        available.
        (aout_link_input_section_ext): Likewise.

        * elflink.h (elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): If a common symbol got
        defined in a regular file, set ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR.

Sun Mar 31 01:58:41 1996  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (coff_swap_aouthdr_out): Delete test for .junk.
        * coffcode.h (coff_compute_section_file_positions): Likewise.
        (coff_write_object_contents): Likewise.
        
Fri Mar 29 12:44:36 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * section.c (SEC_LINK_ONCE): Define.
        (SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES): Define.
        (SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_DISCARD): Define.
        (SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_ONE_ONLY): Define.
        (SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_SIZE): Define.
        (SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_CONTENTS): Define.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * coffcode.h (sec_to_styp_flags): If COFF_WITH_PE, turn
        SEC_LINK_ONCE into IMAGE_SCN_LNK_COMDAT.
        (styp_to_sec_flags): If COFF_WITH_PE, turn IMAGE_SCN_LNK_REMOVE
        into SEC_EXCLUDE.  If IMAGE_SCN_LNK_COMDAT is set, set
        SEC_LINK_ONCE, and look through the symbol table for the setting
        for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES.
        (coff_write_object_contents): If COFF_WITH_PE, if SEC_LINK_ONCE is
        set for a section, find the section symbol in the symbol table,
        and set the aux entry based on SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES.
        * coffgen.c (coff_print_symbol): Add a space before "checksum".
        * coff-arm.c (armcoff_big_vec): If COFF_WITH_PE is defined, add
        SEC_LINK_ONCE and SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES to section_flags.
        * coff-i386.c (i386coff_vec): Likewise.
        * coff-ppc.c (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM, TARGET_BIG_SYM): Likewise.

        * VERSION: Bump to 2.6.1.
        * Makefile.in (stamp-h): Depend upon VERSION.

Thu Mar 28 23:48:49 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * libbfd-in.h (generic_link_hash_newfunc): Add declaration.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuilt.
        * linker.c (generic_link_hash_newfunc): No longer static.
        * coffcode.h (coff_bfd_link_hash_create): Allow specific targets
        to override.
        * coff-h8300.c: Add two derived hash tables and their associated
        funtions and #defines for use by the h8300 linker.
        (h8300_reloc16_extra_cases, case R_MEM_INDIRECT): Create entries in
        the function vector as needed.  Place the address of the function
        vector entry in the location specified by the R_MEM_INDIRECT reloc.
        Rewrite the vectors section contents as necessary.
        (h8300_bfd_link_add_symbols): New function for the h8300 linker. 
        (coff_bfd_link_add_symbols): Define to use h8300 specific version.
        (coff_bfd_link_hash_table_create): Likewise.

Thu Mar 28 17:44:08 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * libhppa.h: If gcc 2.7 or higher, declare all the functions with
        __attribute__ ((__unused__)) so that -Wall doesn't warn about
        them.
        (hppa_rebuild_insn): Pass pointer to correct type to
        low_sign_unext and dis_assemble_21.

Thu Mar 28 11:00:36 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@canuck.cygnus.com>

        * config.bfd (sparc64-{sysv4*,solaris2*}): Delete.
        Stick with sparc-*-{sysv4*,solaris2*}.

Wed Mar 27 10:43:34 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (coff_swap_aux_in): Swap in extra PE x_scn fields.
        (coff_swap_aux_out): Swap out extra PE x_scn fields.
        * coffswap.h (coff_swap_aux_in): Zero out extra PE x_scn fields.
        * coffgen.c (coff_print_symbol): If any of the extra PE x_scn
        fields is non-zero, print them.

        * coff-ppc.c (ppc_record_toc_entry): Put inside COFF_IMAGE_WITH_PE
        ifdef.  Remove unused variables.
        (ppc_record_data_in_toc_entry): Ifdef out.  Removed unused
        variables.
        (ppc_mark_symbol_as_glue): Put inside COFF_IMAGE_WITH_PE ifdef.
        (get_symbol_value): Ifdef out.
        (pe_ppc_reloc): Ifdef out.  Remove unused variables.
        (coff_ppc_relocate_section): Remove unused variables.  Make
        fprintf strings and argument types correspond.  Put before_addr in
        DEBUG_RELOC ifdef.
        (dump_toc): Make fprintf strings and argument types correspond.
        (ppc_process_before_allocation): Remove unused variables.  Always
        return a value.
        (ppc_reflo_reloc): Ifdef out.
        (ppc_addr32nb_reloc): Ifdef out.
        (ppc_coff_rtype2howto): Make fprintf strings and argument types
        correspond.
        (coff_ppc_rtype_to_howto): Likewise.
        (ppc_coff_swap_sym_in_hook): Remove unused variables.

        * peicode.h (pe_print_idata): Move otherwise unused variables into
        the #ifdef where they are used.  Always return a value.
        (pe_print_edata): Make fprintf strings and argument types
        correspond.  Always return a value.
        (pe_print_pdata): Removed unused variable addr_value.  Always
        return a value.
        (pe_print_reloc): Remove unused variable onaline.  Make fprintf
        strings and argument types correspond.  Always return a value.

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_fake_sections): Return true.
        (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Move definition of unused
        variable rela inside #if 0 section where it is used.

        * ns32k.h: New file.
        * cpu-ns32k.h: Include ns32k.h.  Rename externally visible
        functions to start with _bfd_.
        * aout-ns32k.c: Include ns32k.h.  Change references to renamed
        functions in cpu-ns32k.h.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (HFILES): Add ns32k.h.

        * section.c (struct sec): Add linker_mark field.  Change
        user_set_vma and reloc_done to be single bit fields.
        (STD_SECTION): Update accordingly.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,final_link)): Mark sections included in the
        link.
        (aout_link_input_bfd): Don't link unmarked sections.
        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_final_link): Mark sections included in the
        link.
        (_bfd_coff_link_input_bfd): Don't link unmarked sections.
        * coff-ppc.c (ppc_bfd_coff_final_link): Mark sections included in
        the link.
        * elflink.h (elf_bfd_final_link): Mark sections included in the
        link.
        (elf_link_input_bfd): Don't link unmarked sections.
        * xcofflink.c (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link): Mark sections included
        in the link.
        (xcoff_link_input_bfd): Don't link unmarked sections.

        * coffswap.h (coff_swap_scnhdr_out): Include section name in
        overflow error messages.

Tue Mar 26 15:46:18 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * bfd.c (_bfd_default_error_handler): If _bfd_error_program_name
        is not set, print "BFD: " before the error message.

        * configure.in: Use AC_CHECK_TOOL to find ar and ranlib.  From
        Miles Bader <miles@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.
        * configure: Rebuild.

Fri Mar 22 12:17:00 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_input_bfd): Fix scan for C_BINCL/C_EINCL
        symbols.

        * config.bfd: Add ieee_vec to targ_selvecs for i960 targets and
        m68k-aout, m68k-coff, and m68k-elf targets.

Fri Mar 22 11:33:44 1996  Martin Anantharaman  <martin@goofy.imech.uni-duisburg.de>

        * ieee.c: Changed #ifdef KEEPMINUSPCININST to #if KEEPMINUSPCININST.
        (ieee_generic_stat_arch_elt): Restructured to prevent
        ieee_object_p from being called repeatedly.

Thu Mar 21 11:00:47 1996  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents):  Allocate
        buffers large enough for any FILEHDR or AOUTHDR.

Thu Mar 21 16:28:17 1996  David Mosberger-Tang  <davidm@azstarnet.com>

        * ecofflink.c (lookup_line): New static function, renamed and
        slighly changed from old _bfd_ecoff_locate_line.
        (_bfd_ecoff_locate_line): Cache line number information.  Use
        lookup_line for actual lookup.

Thu Mar 21 14:59:11 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (pe_print_pdata): Warn if the .pdata section is not a
        multiple of 20 bytes.

Thu Mar 21 13:54:40 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_find_nearest_line): Use bfd_zalloc to
        allocate ecoff_find_line, and don't initialize by hand.
        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_find_nearest_line): Use bfd_zalloc for
        mips_elf_find_line, and don't call memset.

        * coffcode.h (coff_compute_section_file_positions): If not
        producing a final executable, don't consider sofar when aligning
        the section to the correct size.

Wed Mar 20 16:53:12 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_add_missing_symbols): Ifdef out.
        (coff_write_object_contents): Don't call coff_add_missing_symbols.
        * coffgen.c (coff_section_symbol): Ifdef out.

Mon Mar 18 12:54:41 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_gprel32_reloc): Initialize gp if
        output_bfd is not NULL.

Thu Mar 14 17:12:06 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@charmed.cygnus.com>

        * coffgen.c (coff_get_normalized_symtab): Call bfd_zalloc instead
        of bfd_alloc (fixes fix_line not being initialized).
        Delete zeroing of fix_{value,tag,end,scnlen} fields.

Thu Mar 14 16:06:06 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * coffcode.h: Allow specific backends to override the
        bfd_link_add_symbols routine.

        * coff-h8300.c: Include genlink.h.
        (howto_table): Add R_MEM_INDIRECT.
        (rtype2howto): Support R_MEM_INDIRECT.
        (h8300_reloc16_extra_cases): Handle R_MEM_INDIRECT like R_RELBYTE
        for now.
        
Tue Mar 12 12:41:17 1996  David Mosberger-Tang  <davidm@koala.azstarnet.com>

        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_relocate_section): Use
        info->callbacks_warning, rather than _bfd_error_handler, for
        "multiple gp" warning.

Tue Mar 12 12:10:55 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * linker.c (bfd_wrapped_link_hash_lookup): New function.
        (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol): Remove BFD_ASSERT on hash
        table string.  Use bfd_wrapped_link_hash_lookup.
        (_bfd_generic_link_write_global_symbol): Remove BFD_ASSERT on hash
        table string.
        * aoutx.h (aout_link_write_symbols): Use the name from the hash
        table, if any, when writing out symbols.
        (aout_link_input_section_std): Use the name from the hash table,
        if any, when reporting undefined symbols.
        (aout_link_input_section_ext): Likewise.
        (aout_link_reloc_link_order): Use bfd_wrapped_link_hash_lookup.
        * bout.c (get_value): Likewise.
        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
        * ecoff.c (ecoff_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise.
        (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.       
        * linker.c (_bfd_generic_link_output_symbols): Likewise.
        (_bfd_generic_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
        (default_indirect_link_order): Likewise.
        * reloc16.c (bfd_coff_reloc16_get_value): Likewise.
        * sunos.c (sunos_add_one_symbol): Likewise.
        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_symbols): Likewise.
        (bfd_xcoff_link_count_reloc): Likewise.
        (xcoff_reloc_link_order): Likewise.

        * ecoffswap.h (ecoff_swap_fdr_in): If ECOFF_64, turn 0xffffffff
        into -1 for intern->rss.

        * configure: Rebuild with autoconf 2.8.

Mon Mar 11 12:28:31 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * stab-syms.c (__define_stab_duplicate): Define.
        (bfd_get_stab_name): Rename from aout_stab_name.  Rewrite to use a
        switch.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_get_stab_name): Declare.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (BFD_LIBS): Add stab-syms.o.
        (BFD_LIBS_CFILES): Add stab-syms.c.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS): Remove stab-syms.o.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Remove stab-syms.c.
        * configure.in: Don't list stab-syms.o in bfd_backends.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * libaout.h (aout_stab_name): Don't declare.
        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,get_symbol_info)): Call bfd_get_stab_name,
        not aout_stab_name.

Fri Mar  8 11:26:20 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Adjust file offset
        for section alignment even if SEC_LOAD is not set.

Tue Mar  5 12:02:23 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * configure.in: Don't set SHLIB or SHLINK to an empty string,
        since they appear as targets in Makefile.in.
        * configure: Rebuild.

        * sunos.c (sunos_scan_ext_relocs): If not making a shared library,
        don't fiddle with a symbol which is not defined anywhere.

Mon Mar  4 12:49:16 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_mark): Treat undefined imported symbols as
        though they are defined in a shared library.
        (xcoff_build_ldsyms): Likewise.

        * coffgen.c (coff_find_nearest_line): Don't look at the line
        numbers for the section if section->lineno is NULL.

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_symbol_from_bfd_symbol): Print a useful error
        message rather than calling BFD_ASSERT.
        * elfcode.h (write_relocs): Check return value of
        _bfd_elf_symbol_from_bfd_symbol.

Fri Mar  1 09:42:59 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook): Don't set SEC_LOAD flag
        for .sbss section.

Wed Feb 28 11:25:47 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * libhppa.h (hppa_reloc_field_selector_type): Add R_HPPA_NLSEL
        and R_HPPA_NLRSEL.
        (e_nsel, e_nlsel, e_nlrsel): Undefine.  Add to
        hppa_reloc_field_selector_type_alt.
        (hppa_field_adjust): Handle e_nlsel, e_nlrsel.  Fix e_nsel handling.
        * som.c (hppa_som_gen_reloc_type): Handle N', NL' NLR' field
        selectors.
        (som_write_fixups): Finish handling of R_N0SEL and R_N1SEL.

Wed Feb 28 11:00:24 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Adjust the segment
        memory size for the alignment of a SEC_ALLOC section, not just a
        SEC_LOAD section.

Tue Feb 27 14:17:31 1996  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

        * m68klinux.c: New file.
        * hosts/m68klinux.h: New file.
        * config.bfd (m68*-*-linuxaout*, m68*-*-linux*): New targets.
        * configure.in (m68*-*-linux*): New native host.
        (m68klinux_vec): New vector.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * targets.c (m68klinux_vec): Declare.
        * i386linux.c (bfd_i386linux_size_dynamic_sections): Renamed from
        bfd_linux_size_dynmic_sections to avoid clash with m68klinux.c.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_i386linux_size_dynamic_sections): Rename
        declaration from bfd_linux_size_dynamic_sections.
        (bfd_m68klinux_size_dynamic_sections): Declare.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add m68klinux.o.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add m68klinux.c.

Tue Feb 27 11:31:34 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * libhppa.h (pa_arch): Add pa20.
        (hppa_reloc_field_selector_type): Add R_HPPA_NSEL.
        (e_nsel): Undefine.  Add to hppa_reloc_field_selector_type_alt.
        (hppa_field_adjust): Handle e_nsel.
        * som.c: Provide default definitions for many new relocs found only
        in hpux10 include files.
        (som_fixup_formats): Add several new relocs from hpux10.
        (som_hppa_howto_table): Add hpux10 relocs.
        (som_write_fixups): Handle R_N0SEL and R_N1SEL hpux10 relocs.

Mon Feb 26 12:52:48 1996  Stan Shebs  <shebs@andros.cygnus.com>

        * mpw-make.sed: Edit out recent shared library support, and
        rules to rebuild .h files using doc/chew.

Mon Feb 26 14:48:39 1996  David Mosberger-Tang  <davidm@AZStarNet.com>

        * ecoff.c (ecoff_compute_section_file_positions): Adjust the file
        size even of sections with no contents.

Mon Feb 26 14:01:13 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_link_input_bfd): When merging, skip names
        starting with '$' the way we skip names starting with '.'.  When
        updating x_endndx, don't be fooled by an index which has been
        merged.

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_link_input_bfd): Don't try to optimize a
        struct/union/enum type with no elements.

Sat Feb 24 11:38:58 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * bfd.c (bfd_errmsg): Handle a NULL return from strerror.

        * archive.c (bfd_generic_archive_p): If the first file in the
        archive can not be recognized as an object, don't assume that this
        is the wrong format.

        * elf.c (bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_name): Don't do anything if the
        format is not bfd_object.
        (bfd_elf_get_dt_soname): Likewise.

Wed Feb 21 13:58:04 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-sh.c (sh_relax_delete_bytes): Correct range of R_SH_USES
        reloc.

Tue Feb 20 16:22:44 1996  J.T. Conklin  <jtc@rtl.cygnus.com>

        * bfd.c (tdata): Add netbsd_core_data.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

Tue Feb 20 16:50:02 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * sunos.c (SUNOS_CONSTRUCTOR): Define.
        (sunos_add_one_symbol): Don't let a symbol from a dynamic object
        override a constructor symbol.  Set SUNOS_CONSTRUCTOR when
        appropriate.

        * bout.c (b_out_squirt_out_relocs): Use udata.i rather than flags
        to get the symbol index, matching 14 Jul 95 change.

Tue Feb 20 08:26:27 1996  Fred Fish  <fnf@phydeaux.cygnus.com>

        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_get_relocated_section_contents):
        Remove duplicate definition of gp.

Mon Feb 19 12:37:41 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_get_relocated_section_contents): Don't
        assume that we can set the GP value and then get the same value,
        since it won't be true if the output file is neither ELF nor
        ECOFF.
        * coff-mips.c (mips_adjust_reloc_in): Don't bother to use
        _bfd_get_gp_value here.
        (mips_gprel_reloc): Don't assume we can set and get the GP value.
        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_hi16_reloc): Get gp value from
        mips_elf_final_gp.
        (mips_elf_lo16_reloc): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_final_gp): Add pgp parameter.  Set it to the GP value.
        Don't require that the BFD be ELF.
        (mips_elf_gprel16_reloc): Get gp value from mips_elf_final_gp.
        (mips_elf_gprel32_reloc): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_relocate_section): Don't assume we can set and get the
        GP value.
        (mips_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Don't bother to use
        _bfd_get_gp_value here.

        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_create_procedure_table): Initialize sv.
        Don't change epdr between malloc and free.  Be careful not to free
        NULL pointers.  Zero out the first RPDR.

        * configure.host: On Linux, only pass -rpath option if $(libdir)
        is neither /lib nor /usr/lib.  From Alan Modra
        <alan@mullet.Levels.UniSA.Edu.Au>.

        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_obj_tdata): Rename dt_needed_name to
        dt_name.
        (elf_dt_name): Rename from elf_dt_needed_name.
        * elf.c (bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_name): Use elf_dt_name, not
        elf_dt_needed_name.
        (bfd_elf_get_dt_soname): New function.
        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Use elf_dt_name, not
        elf_dt_needed_name.  Save the SONAME back in elf_dt_name.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf_get_dt_soname): Declare.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

Mon Feb 19 02:50:23 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@charmed.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_reloc_type_lookup): Renamed from
        _bfd_sparc_elf_reloc_type_lookup.
        (bfd_elf32_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Update.
        * elf64-sparc.c (SPARC64_OLD_RELOCS): Define.
        (sparc64_elf_howto_table): Define.
        (sparc_reloc_map): Define.
        (sparc64_elf_reloc_type_lookup): New function.
        (sparc_elf_wdisp16_reloc): New function.
        (elf_info_to_howto): Use sparc64_elf_howto_table.
        (sparc64_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Update.

Sun Feb 18 15:02:25 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * configure.host: Check for 'do not mix' from native linker before
        trying to use -rpath.

Fri Feb 16 12:46:18 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * bfd.c (_bfd_get_gp_value): New function.
        (_bfd_set_gp_value): New function.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_get_gp_value): Declare.
        (_bfd_set_gp_value): Declare.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_get_relocated_section_contents): Use
        _bfd_get_gp_value and _bfd_set_gp_value rather than referring
        directly to the fields in the tdata information.
        (alpha_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * coff-mips.c (mips_adjust_reloc_in): Likewise.
        (mips_gprel_reloc): Likewise.
        (mips_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_hi16_reloc): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_lo16_reloc): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_final_gp): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_gprel16_reloc): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_gprel32_reloc): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.

        * bout.c (b_out_set_arch_mach): Recognize bfd_mach_i960_jx.

Thu Feb 15 11:29:13 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * configure.in: Call AC_PROG_CC before configure.host.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * configure.host: Don't set information which autoconf should
        figure out, namely CC, CFLAGS, LDFLAGS, AR, and RANLIB.

        * configure.host: Remove go32 and win32 host information, since it
        should no longer be needed.

        * elf.c (map_sections_to_segments): If we have a .dynamic section,
        then start a new segment rather than put a writable section in a
        readonly segment.

        * configure.host: Set RPATH_ENVVAR.

        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_create_linker_section): Remove unused
        zero_section variable.

Thu Feb 15 10:39:17 1996  H.J. Lu  <hjl@zoom.com>

        * Makefile.in ($(srcdir)/bfd-in2.h): Rename target from bfd-in2.h.
        ($(srcdir)/libbfd.h): Rename from libbfd.h.
        ($(srcdir)/libcoff.h): Rename from libcoff.h.

Wed Feb 14 16:29:07 1996  Martin Anantharaman  <martin@mail.imech.uni-duisburg.de>

        * ieee.c (ieee_write_expression): Only use an R variable for a
        local symbol.  Don't output a zero offset.  Handle a zero address.
        (SRC_MASK, PCREL_OFFSET): Define based on KEEPMINUSPCININST.
        (rel32_howto, rel16_howto, rel8_howto): Use SRC_MASK and
        PCREL_OFFSET.
        (parse_expression): Don't try to handle multiple occurrences of a
        P variable.  Handle I variables differently from X variables.  Fix
        the order of minus expressions.
        (ieee_slurp_external_symbols): Generate an I variable for an NN
        record.  Fix handling of ATI and ATX records.
        (ieee_slurp_sections): Only set minimal section attributes.
        Adjust them later, based on the section contents.
        (ieee_object_p): Read in the file until just after the ME record.
        Call ieee_slurp_section_data to set the section flags.
        (do_one): Add iterations parameter.  Only repeat the first load
        item.  Set the section and file reloc flags.
        (ieee_slurp_section_data): Set section flags.  Pass iterations to
        do_one.
        (ieee_canonicalize_reloc): Handle I variables.
        (do_with_relocs): Only emit relocation size when necessary.
        Increase MAXRUN to 127.  Change ov to be assigned, and take
        src_mask and pcrel_offset into account.
        (ieee_write_data_part): Skip sections that are not loaded.
        (ieee_write_external_part): Don't output optional last entry of WX
        records.
        (ieee_write_me_part): Make setting of me_record neater.
        (ieee_generic_stat_arch_elt): Get the size of an archive element.

        * syms.c (stt): Add entries for zerovars, vars, and code.

        * elfcode.h (validate_reloc): New static function.
        (write_relocs): Call validate_reloc for non ELF relocs.

        * elfxx-target.h (elf_symbol_leading_char): Define if not defined.
        (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Use elf_symbol_leading_char.
        (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.

        * config.bfd (m68*-*-psos*): New target.

Tue Feb 13 15:56:22 1996  Bryan Ford  <baford@snake.cs.utah.edu>

        * i386msdos.c: Remove some #if 0 code.
        (msdos_write_object_contents): Don't include empty sections in the
        size computation, regardless of their address.

Tue Feb 13 15:36:37 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Don't segfault if dynboj
        is NULL, ie, the -r switch is used.

Tue Feb 13 14:35:15 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_MIPS_GOT_HI16): Define.
        (BFD_RELOC_MIPS_GOT_LO16): Define.
        (BFD_RELOC_MIPS_CALL_HI16, BFD_RELOC_MIPS_CALL_LO16): Define.
        * bfd-in2.h, libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * elf32-mips.c (mips_reloc_map): Map new relocs.

        * configure.host: Set HDLFLAGS for *-*-hpux with --enable-shared.

        * Makefile.in ($(SHLINK)): Check ts against $(SHLIB), not
        $(SHLINK).

        * ieee.c (get_symbol): Set the section to bfd_abs_section.
        (do_with_relocs): If EXEC_P is set and there are no relocs, use a
        simple number for the section address, rather than an expression.
        Limit the number of bytes between relocs to MAXRUN.
        (ieee_write_me_part): Set me_record to the file offset after the
        start address.
        (ieee_write_processor): New static function.
        (ieee_write_object_contents): Use ieee_write_processor.

Fri Feb  9 10:53:00 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * configure.host: Use ${CC-gcc} when testing for -rpath on SunOS.

        * coff-aux.c: Change include of aux.h to aux-coff.h.

Thu Feb  8 14:01:03 1996  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_relocate_section): For a R_68K_RELATIVE
        relocation put the addend both in the reloc entry and the data.
        (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.  Mask out marker in
        GOT offset value.

        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_relocate_section): If -Bsymbolic, resolve
        a R_68K_PCxx reloc against a defined global symbol directly.
        (elf_m68k_check_relocs): Don't count such a reloc.

        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_check_relocs): Don't record a symbol with
        a PLTxx reloc as dynamic.  Disallow PLTxxO reloc against a local
        symbol for now, otherwise always record the symbol as dynamic.
        (elf_m68k_adjust_dynamic_symbol): If a symbol with a PLTxx reloc
        is not referenced by a dynamic object, and we are not making a
        shared object, then don't make a PLT entry.  If we do make a PLT
        entry, make sure the symbol has been recorded as dynamic.

Wed Feb  7 13:56:06 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * configure.host: When making a shared library, set HLDFLAGS to
        pass an appropriate -rpath option.  Use the make variable SONAME
        as the shared library soname, rather than computing it here.  On
        SunOS, build stamp-tshlink in place of $(SHLINK).
        * Makefile.in (SONAME): New variable.
        ($(SHLINK)): Make a link to the transformed name, as well.
        (stamp-tshlink): New target.
        (install): Skip stamp-tshlink during install.

Wed Feb  7 13:37:39 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook): Do not assume that the
        linker sections have been set up yet.

        * elf.c (make_mapping): Add an additional argument to suppress
        making the first section include the program headers.
        (map_sections_to_segments): If the user used -Ttext such that the
        program headers are on a different page, do not set the flags
        saying that this section includes the program headers.

Tue Feb  6 14:04:49 1996  J.T. Conklin  <jtc@rtl.cygnus.com>

        * configure.in (*-*-netbsd*): Set COREFILE to netbsd-core.c.
        don't define TRAD_HEADER.
        * configure: Rebuild.

        * netbsd-core.c: New file, support for NetBSD core files.
        * hosts/*nbsd.h: Removed.

Tue Feb  6 11:47:49 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@charmed.cygnus.com>

        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_SPARC_[567]): New reloc types.
        (BFD_RELOC_SPARC_LO7 reloc type): Deleted.
        * libbfd.h, bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
        * elf32-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_reloc_type_lookup): Renamed from
        bfd_elf32_bfd_reloc_type_lookup.
        (reloc_type{,_names}): Deleted.
        (_bfd_sparc_elf_howto_table): Renamed from elf_sparc_howto_table.
        Add sparc64 relocs.
        (sparc_reloc_map): Add sparc64 relocs.
        (sparc_elf_notsupported_reloc): New static function.
        (sparc_elf_wdisp16_reloc): New static function.
        (elf32_sparc_check_relocs): Handle R_SPARC_WDISP{16,19}.
        (elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf32_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Define.
        * elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_wdisp16_reloc): Deleted.
        (reloc_type{,_names}): Deleted.
        (elf_sparc_howto_table): Deleted.
        (sparc_reloc_map): Deleted.
        (_bfd_sparc_elf_howto_table): Renamed from elf_sparc_howto_table.
        (bfd_elf64_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Change from function to #define.

Tue Feb  6 12:12:22 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * configure.host: Make SHLIB_CFLAGS include $(PICFLAG) on a
        *-*-hpux* host.

        * Makefile.in (program_transform_name): New variable.
        (install): Transform library name before installing it.

Mon Feb  5 10:38:27 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * archures.c (bfd_mach_i960_hx): Define.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * cpu-i960.c (scan_960_mach): Accept machine "hx".
        (MATRIX): Expand entries for HX.
        (arch_info_struct): Add i960:hx entry.
        * bout.c (b_out_set_arch_mach): Handle bfd_mach_i960_hx.
        * coffcode.h (coff_set_arch_mach_hook): Handle F_I960HX.
        (coff_set_flags): Handle bfd_mach_i960_hx.

        Support for building as a shared library, based on patches from
        Alan Modra <alan@spri.levels.unisa.edu.au>:
        * configure.in: Add AC_ARG_ENABLE for shared and commonbfdlib.
        New substitutions: ALLLIBS, PICFLAG, SHLIB, SHLIB_CC,
        SHLIB_CFLAGS, COMMON_SHLIB, PICLIST, SHLINK.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * configure.host: If --enable-shared, adjust shared library stuff
        based on the host.  If the host is SunOS, and the linker supports
        -rpath, set HLDFLAGS to use it.
        * Makefile.in (ALLLIBS): New variable.
        (PICFLAG, SHLIB, SHLIB_CC, SHLIB_CFLAGS): New variables.
        (COMMON_SHLIB, SHLINK): New variables.
        (.c.o): If PICFLAG is set, compile twice, once PIC, once normal.
        (STAGESTUFF): Remove variable.
        (all): Depend upon $(ALLLIBS) and @PICLIST@ rather than
        $(TARGETLIB).
        (stamp-ofiles): New target, like old ofiles target, but build
        using a temporary file and move-if-change, and touch stamp-ofiles
        when done.
        (ofiles): Just depend upon stamp-ofiles.
        (stamp-piclist, piclist): New targets.
        ($(SHLIB), $(SHLINK)): New targets.
        (targets.o, archures.o): Build twice if PICFLAG is set.
        (do_mostlyclean): Remove pic/*.o.
        (do_clean): Remove stamp-ofiles, $(SHLIB), $(SHLINK), piclist, and
        stamp-piclist.
        (do_distclean): Remove pic and stamp-picdir.
        (install): Install shared libraries.
        ($(OFILES)): Depend upon stamp-picdir.
        (stamp-picdir): New target.

        * libcoff-in.h: Add comment reminding people that libcoff.h is a
        generated file.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.

        * elflink.h (elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Don't try to get the
        flavour of a section with no owner.

        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Clear
        ELF_LINK_NON_ELF flag.
        (mips_elf_create_got_section): Likewise.

        * elf.c: Revert last change, since it breaks dynamic linking.
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Remove want_hdr_in_seg
        field.
        * elf32-mips.c (elf_backend_want_hdr_in_seg): Don't define.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_want_hdr_in_seg): Don't define.
        (elfNN_bed): Don't initialize want_hdr_in_seg field.

Sun Feb  4 20:45:13 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): If the backend does
        not want the elf header or the program headers in the address
        space, do not include them in the calculations.

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_additional_program_headers): New hook
        function to determine if we need additional program headers.
        (ppc_elf_modify_segment_map): Define as a NOP function for now.
        (ppc_elf_create_linker_section): .sdata2 is a read-only section.

Sat Feb  3 23:00:03 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h: Move today's libcoff.h change into coffcode.h.

Sat Feb  3 15:43:44 1996  Fred Fish  <fnf@cygnus.com>

        * libcoff.h (bfd_coff_link_add_one_symbol): Combine macro args
        back into one line.  Some compilers (sunos 4.1.3 for example)
        won't accept args split across more than one line.

Fri Feb  2 11:42:15 1996  Steve Chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * aclocal.m4 (BFD_BINARY_FOPEN): Understand cygwin32.
        * configure: Regenerate.

Fri Feb  2 12:12:16 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_backend_symbol_table_processing): Don't
        try to do arithmetic on a void *, cast it to a unsigned char * first.

Thu Feb  1 16:04:06 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (ELF_LINK_NON_ELF): Define.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_hash_newfunc): Set elf_link_hash_flags to
        ELF_LINK_NON_ELF.
        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Reset ELF_LINK_NON_ELF
        flag for a newly defined symbol.
        (NAME(bfd_elf,record_link_assignment)): Likewise.
        (elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): If ELF_LINK_NON_ELF is set, try to
        set the DEF or REF_REGULAR flags correctly.

        * Makefile.in (bfd-in2.h): Make bfd.h, not protos, in docdir.
        (libbfd.h, libcoff.h): Corresponding change.

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Don't record a symbol with
        a PLT32 reloc as dynamic.
        (elf_i386_adjust_dynamic_symbol): If a symbol with a PLT32 reloc
        is not referenced by a dynamic object, and we are not making a
        shared object, then don't make a PLT entry.  If we do make a PLT
        entry, make sure the symbol has been recorded as dynamic.

Wed Jan 31 17:23:32 1996  Steve Chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * coff-i386.c (coff_i386_reloc_type_lookup): Add BFD_RELOC_32_PCREL.
        * config.bfd (i[345]86-*-win32): Becomes i[345]86-*-cygwin32.
        (powerpcle-*-cygwin32): New.
        * peicode.h (add_data_entry): Get address from vma.

Wed Jan 31 16:23:57 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_create_linker_section): If the symbol
        attached to the section has already been created as an undefined
        symbol, treat it as if it hasn't been created yet.

Wed Jan 31 16:16:53 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elflink.h (elf_bfd_final_link): Don't output initial dummy
        symbol or section symbols if stripping all symbols and this is not
        a relocateable link.  Don't output the symbol string table if
        there are no symbols.
        (elf_link_flush_output_syms): Don't do anything if there are no
        symbols to flush.

Wed Jan 31 12:55:49 1996  Richard Henderson  <rth@tamu.edu>

        * coff-aux.c: New file.
        * hosts/m68kaux.h: New file.
        * config.bfd (m68*-apple-aux*): New target.
        * configure.in (m68*-apple-aux*): New native host.
        (m68kaux_coff_vec): New vector.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * targets.c (m68kaux_coff_vec): Declare.
        * coffcode.h (bfd_coff_backend_data): Add field
        _bfd_coff_link_add_one_symbol.
        (bfd_coff_link_add_one_symbol): Define.
        (compare_arelent_ptr): New static function if TARG_AUX.
        (coff_write_relocs): If TARG_AUX, sort the relocs.
        (coff_write_object_contents): Set A/UX aouthdr magic number.
        (coff_link_add_one_symbol): Define if not defined.
        (bfd_coff_std_swap_table): Initialize new field.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * cofflink.c (coff_link_add_symbols): Call
        bfd_coff_link_add_one_symbol rather than
        _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol.
        * coff-m68k.c (COFF_PAGE_SIZE): Don't define if already defined.
        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_backend_data): Initialize new field.
        * coff-mips.c (mips_ecoff_backend_data): Likewise.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add coff-aux.o.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add coff-aux.c.

Wed Jan 31 11:37:46 1996  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_relocate_section): Fix R_68K_GOT*
        relocation; ignore addend with R_68K_{GOT,PLT}*O relocation.

Tue Jan 30 12:09:04 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in (do_maintainer_clean): Remove $(srcdir)/bfd-in2.h,
        $(srcdir)/libbfd.h and $(srcdir)/libcoff.h.
        (maintainer-clean): Warn about deleting special files.
        (bfd-in2.h, libbfd.h, libcoff.h): New targets.

        * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_relocate_section): Handle indirect and
        warning symbols correctly.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.

        * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Add casts to avoid
        warnings.

Mon Jan 29 14:27:24 1996  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * libcoff-in.h: aligned newly exported names with bfd naming 
        conventions. Removed an erroneous define of POWERPC_LE_PE.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * cofflink.c, coff-ppc.c: the above function name changes

Mon Jan 29 13:06:28 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        From Basim Kadhim <kadhim@spock.cs.colorado.edu>:
        * ecoff.c (struct extsym_info): Define.
        (_bfd_ecoff_bfd_final_link): Pass a pointer to struct extsym_info
        to ecoff_link_write_external.
        (ecoff_link_write_external): Accept a struct extsym_info pointer.
        Strip symbols when appropriate.

        Based on patches from Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg@monkeys.com>:
        * syms.c (BSF_OBJECT): Define.
        (bfd_print_symbol_vandf): Print 'O' for BSF_OBJECT.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_OBJECT for an
        STT_OBJECT symbol.
        * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Only set type to STT_OBJECT if BSF_OBJECT
        is set.

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): If -Bsymbolic, when
        copying relocs into a shared object, treat a defined global symbol
        as a local symbol.
        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Likewise.

        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Only set weakdef to a
        real defined symbol, not to a weak defined symbol.

Mon Jan 29 11:34:36 1996  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * cofflink.c: removed the POWERPC_LE_PE hack, promoted some types
        and made a few static functions externs.

        * coff-ppc.c (ppc_bfd_coff_final_link): new function, replaces the
        POWERPC_LE_PE hack in cofflink.

        * libcoff-in.h: promoted the following from cofflink.c to allow
        _bfd_coff_final_link to be overridden -  STRING_SIZE_SIZE,
        coff_debug_merge_element, struct coff_debug_merge_type, 
        coff_debug_merge_hash_entry, coff_debug_merge_hash_table,
        coff_debug_merge_hash_table_init,  coff_debug_merge_hash_table_free,
        coff_debug_merge_hash_lookup, coff_link_section_info, 
        coff_final_link_info, coff_debug_merge_hash_newfunc,
        coff_write_global_sym, coff_link_input_bfd, coff_reloc_link_order.

        * libcoff.h: re-gen'd

Fri Jan 26 18:33:35 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * syms.c: Include "bfdlink.h".
        (struct stab_find_info): Define.
        (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): New function.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Declare.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_obj_tdata): Add line_info field.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_find_nearest_line): Try calling
        _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line before searching the ELF
        symbol table.  Find the closest STT_FUNC symbol, not the last one.
        * libcoff-in.h (coff_data_type): Add line_info field.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coffgen.c (coff_find_nearest_line): Try calling
        _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line before searching the COFF
        symbol table.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.

Fri Jan 26 16:11:19 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (R_PPC_EMB_SDA21 relocations): Make relocation size
        4 bytes, so we get the correct value when updating the register
        field in little endian mode.

Thu Jan 25 12:14:16 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * libcoff-in.h (struct xcoff_tdata): Remove toc_section and
        entry_section fields.  Add sntoc and snentry fields.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coffcode.h (coff_mkobject_hook): Initialize sntoc and snentry,
        not toc_section and entry_section (the COFF file does not have any
        sections at this point).
        (coff_write_object_contents): Set o_snentry and o_sntoc from
        snentry and sntoc rather than entry_section and toc_section.
        * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy sntoc and
        snentry, not toc_section and entry_section.
        * xcofflink.c (bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections): Don't set
        entry_section from hentry.
        (xcoff_link_input_bfd): If a defined symbol has XCOFF_ENTRY set,
        set snenty.
        (xcoff_link_input_bfd): Set sntoc, not toc_section.
        (xcoff_write_global_symbol): Get toc_section from sntoc, rather
        than using toc_section directly.

        * archures.c: Add missing `.' in enum bfd_architecture.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

        * config.bfd (i[345]86-*-sco*elf*): Use bfd_elf32_i386_vec.  From
        Robert Lipe <robertl@arnet.com>.

Thu Jan 25 12:08:51 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Add .rela.sdata{,2}
        to sections we allocate.  Use bfd_zalloc to allocate initialial
        sections, not bfd_alloc.
        (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Remove BFD_ASSERTs for !shared from
        SDA{,2}I16 relocations.
        (ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook): Use the value of -G nn to determine
        whether to put something in .sbss or not.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Add support for more relocations.  Add
        in sec->output_offset where appropriate.  Make error messages
        include the symbol name.

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_create_linker_section): Lookup symbol before
        trying to add it to the symbol table, so _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
        doesn't get redefined messages if -shared.

        * elflink.h (elf_create_pointer_linker_section) Only bump RELA
        section if the rel_section field has been set up.

Wed Jan 24 20:40:26 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Fix typo in eabi
        relocations.

Wed Jan 24 10:38:34 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@charmed.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_merge_private_bfd_data): Delete checking
        of flags, only flags used are controlled by mach number.  Bump up
        output file mach number to highest of input file mach numbers.
        (elf32_sparc_object_p): Watch for EF_SPARC_SUN_US1.
        (elf32_sparc_final_write_processing): Set EF_SPARC_SUN_US1 if v8plusa.

        * config.bfd (sparc64-*-{sysv4*,solaris2*}): Comment out
        bfd_elf64_sparc_vec support.

Tue Jan 23 14:33:05 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Don't complain if
        the embedded bit is set on some objects and not on others.  Just
        or it together.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Implement R_PPC_EMB_{SDA21,RELSDA}
        relocations.

Tue Jan 23 14:22:45 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_new_section_hook): Don't try to align the
        .stabstr section.

        * coffcode.h (coff_set_section_contents): Fix the handling of the
        .lib section to work even if the entire section contents are
        written at once.  From Gvran Uddeborg <gvran@uddeborg.pp.se> and
        Robert Lipe <robertl@arnet.com>.

Mon Jan 22 18:45:51 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elflink.h (elf_finish_pointer_linker_section): Don't allocate
        memory here for contents.

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Bump up _SDA_BASE_ and
        _SDA2_BASE_ by 32768.
        (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): #if out PLT code which we haven't
        started using.  Allocate contents for .sdata and .sdata2 sections
        also.
        (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Use bfd_get_section_name in debug message,
        rather than _name.
        (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Remove code that attempted to
        size _SDA{,2}_BASE_.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Change how sdata{,2} relocations are
        done.

Mon Jan 22 08:52:04 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@charmed.cygnus.com>

        * elflink.h (elf_finish_pointer_linker_section): Fix typo.

        * archures.c (bfd_mach_sparc_v9): Renamed from bfd_mach_sparc64.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_{v8plus,v8plusa}): Define.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v9a): Define.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v9_p): Define.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
        * aoutx.h (aout,machine_type): bfd_mach_sparc64 renamed to
        bfd_mach_sparc_v9.
        * elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_object_p): Likewise.
        * config.bfd (sparc64-*-sysv4*,sparc64-*-solaris2*): Set targ_defvec
        to bfd_elf32_sparc_vec.
        * cpu-sparc.c (arch_info_struct): Renamed from sparc_arch_info.
        Add v8plus{,a} support.
        Add v9a support.
        (sparc_compatible): New function.
        * elf32-sparc.h: #include "elf/sparc.h".
        (elf32_sparc_merge_private_bfd_data, elf32_sparc_object_p,
        elf32_sparc_final_write_processing): New functions.
        (bfd_elf32_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data, elf_backend_object_p,
        elf_backend_final_write_processing): Define.

Mon Jan 22 11:21:51 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_entry): Add
        linker_section_pointer field.
        (enum elf_linker_section_enum): Enumeration for new way of
        creating linker dynamic sections and symbols.
        (elf_linker_section{,_pointers}): New structures for creating
        dynamic sections and symbols.
        (elf_obj_tdata): Add linker_section_pointers and linker_section
        fields.
        (elf_local_ptr_offsets,elf_linker_section): New accessor macros.
        (_bfd_elf_create_linker_section): New declarations.
        (_bfd_elf_find_pointer_linker_section): Ditto.
        (bfd_elf{32,64}_{create,finish}_pointer_linker_section): Ditto.
        (_bfd_elf_make_linker_section_rela): Ditto.

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize new fields.

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Delete.
        (ppc_elf_create_linker_section): New function to create the
        sections .got, .sdata, and .sdata2.
        (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Zap .rela.{sdata,sdata2} if
        needed.
        (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Support more of the eabi relocations.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Ditto.
        (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbols): Adjust _SDA{,2}_BASE_ by 32768
        if the .sdata{,2} + .sbss{,2} section size is > 32k.

        * elflink.h (elf_create_pointer_linker_section): New function to
        create initialized pointers in dynamic linker sections.
        (elf_finish_pointer_linker_section): Actually intialize the
        pointers created above.

        * elfcode.h (bfd_elf{32,64}_create_pointer_linker_section): New
        macros to provide both 32 and 64 bit versions of
        elf_create_pointer_linker_section.
        (bfd_elf{32,64}_finish_pointer_linker_section): New macros to
        provide both 32 and 64 bit versions of
        elf_finish_pointer_linker_section.

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_create_linker_section): New function to
        create a linker section.
        (_bfd_elf_find_pointer_linker_section): Find a unique pointer to a
        given address in the linker pointer offsets created for a given
        symbol.
        (_bfd_elf_make_linker_section_rela): Make a RELA section
        corresponding to the generated linker section.

Sat Jan 20 08:36:10 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@canuck.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-sparc.c (ELF_MACHINE_ALT1): Define.

Thu Jan 18 18:25:34 1996  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * coff-ppc.c (coff_ppc_relocate_section): changed TOCDEFN relocs.
        (coff_ppc_relocate_section): Handle special values for gcc built dlls.
        (dump_toc): fix diagnosing code to identify out-of-toc-bounds entries.
        Also begin the toc at 4 as an eye catcher ('31313131' marks the first
        toc entry in an objdump) for now.
        (ppc_do_last, ppc_get_last): New function - needed to save processing 
        the toc owner to the end.
        (ppc_coff_swap_sym_in_hook): Removed an incorrect hack for doing the 
        toc owner last.

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_final_link): Added a new hack to keep the 
        toc owner from being done till last. Must define POWERPC_LE_PC 
        to enable it.

        * coffcode.h (coff_set_alignment_hook): alignment setting for .stab

        * peicode.h (coff_swap_scnhdr_out): set section flags for stab/str
        to INFO.
        (coff_swap_aouthdr_out): Removed a non-working hack for computing the
        SizeOfImage for PowerPC. Ignore the size of the .junk section.

Thu Jan 18 17:42:12 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elfcore.h: Include <signal.h> before <sys/procfs.h>.

Wed Jan 17 12:40:14 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * cpu-powerpc.c (arch_info_struct): Change last entry to not point
        back to first.
        (bfd_powerpc_arch): Point at first entry in arch_info_struct.

Tue Jan 16 15:10:49 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Don't increment file
        offset for a segment which contains no loadable sections.

Mon Jan 15 17:46:27 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * reloc.c: Add new PowerPC relocations.
        * {bfd-in2,libbfd}.h: Regenerate.

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Add more PPC relocations.
        (ppc_elf_reloc_type_lookup): Lookup new relocations.

Mon Jan 15 14:29:44 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * aoutx.h (howto_table_ext): Fix RELOC_BASE10 and RELOC_BASE22
        entries.

        * sunos.c (sunos_scan_ext_relocs): Don't fail assert if
        info->shared.

        * coffgen.c (coff_find_nearest_line): Don't try to cache
        information in sections that are not owned by a BFD.  From Richard
        Henderson <richard@atheist.tamu.edu>.

        * elf32-mips.c: Numerous changes to dynamic linking code, mostly
        from Kazumoto Kojima <kkojima@info.kanagawa-u.ac.jp>.
        * elflink.h (elf_link_output_extsym): Remove special check for
        _rld_new_interface.

        * ecoffswap.h: Add prototypes for static functions.

Sun Jan 14 21:36:08 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_{unsupported,std}_reloc): Remove functions.
        (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Remove ppc_elf_{unsupported,std}_reloc
        references.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section):  No longer allow .sdata/.sbss sections
        to satisfy a TOC16 relocation.  Rewrite unsupported relocation
        support.  Begin support for R_PPC_SDA{2,}REL.

Sat Jan 13 09:36:52 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_create_dynamic_sections): New function to
        create the .got and .got.neg sections.
        (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Call it.
        (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Call it.
        (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Support .got.neg, just like .got.
        (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Add error messages for relocations we
        don't yet support.  Do not include R_PPC_SDAREL16 like a GOT
        relocation.

Fri Jan 12 15:27:59 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_fake_sections): Define, and handle the new
        section flags for V.4 and eabi.

Fri Jan 12 13:59:16 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): If a segment
        contains no sections, don't mark it as readable.

        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section): Declare.
        * elfcode.h (_bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section): Don't declare.

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Dump contents of
        dynamic section, if there is one.
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_size_info): Add swap_dyn_in field.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_dyn_in): Change type of second parameter to PTR.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_dyn_in): Likewise.
        * elfcode.h (elf_swap_dyn_in): Change type of second parameter to
        PTR.
        (NAME(_bfd_elf,size_info)): Initialize swap_dyn_in field.

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Don't create a
        DT_TEXTREL entry because of .rel.plt.  From Martin Pirker
        <pirker@eiunix.tuwien.ac.at>.

Thu Jan 11 17:06:14 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * section.c (SEC_{EXCLUDE,SORT_ENTRIES}): New section flags for
        PowerPC V.4 and eabi.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libfd.h: Regenerate.

        * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_{BIG,LITTLE}_SYM): Add new flags.

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_section_from_shdr): Support SHT_ORDERED
        section type and SHF_EXCLUDE section flag, turning them into the
        appropriate bfd section flag.

Thu Jan 11 11:23:30 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_symbols): Create the special
        sections if we see a DYNAMIC object, in case that is the only
        XCOFF input object we see.
        
        * elf32-mips.c: Extensive changes for a start at dynamic linking
        support, from Kazumoto Kojima <kkojima@info.kanagawa-u.ac.jp>.

        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Add type_change_ok field.
        (struct elf_backend_data): Remove
        elf_backend_create_program_headers field.  Add
        elf_backend_additional_program_headers and
        elf_backend_modify_segment_map fields.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_type_change_ok): Define if not
        defined.
        (elf_backend_additional_program_headers): Likewise.
        (elf_backend_modify_segment_map): Likewise.
        (elf_backend_create_program_headers): Don't define.
        (elfNN_bed): Change to account for field changes.
        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Call new
        modify_segment_map backend function.  Don't call old
        create_program_headers backend function.
        (get_program_header_size): Call additional_program_headers rather
        than create_program_headers.
        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Initialize
        type_change_ok from new backend field.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): Don't warn if _rld_new_interface is
        defined.
        (elf_reloc_link_order): Treat a reloc against a defined symbol as
        a reloc against the appropriate section.

        * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_section_data): Add tdata field.
        (struct elf_obj_tdata): Rename ppc_flags_init field to flags_init.
        (elf_flags_init): Rename from elf_ppc_flags_init.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_set_private_flags): Use elf_flags_init, not
        elf_ppc_flags_init.
        (ppc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.

        * elf32-m68k.c (howto_table): Change src_mask to 0 for all
        relocation entries.

Tue Jan  9 15:22:53 1996  David Mosberger-Tang  <davidm@azstarnet.com>

        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_relocate_section): During final link, allow
        output .lita section to be bigger than 64k by adjusting gp value
        on a per-input section basis.
        * libecoff.h (struct ecoff_tdata): Add issued_multiple_gp_warning
        field.
        (struct ecoff_section_tdata): Add gp field.

Tue Jan  9 12:00:36 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        Handle Alpha ECOFF changes in OSF/1 3.2.
        * libecoff.h (struct ecoff_backend_data): Add get_elt_at_filepos
        field.
        * coff-alpha.c: Include "aout/ar.h".
        (alpha_ecoff_get_relocated_section_contents): Don't require an
        ALPHA_R_IGNORE reloc after an ALPHA_R_GPDISP reloc, since OSF/1
        3.2 doesn't generate one.
        (alpha_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (alpha_ecoff_slurp_armap): Define.
        (alpha_ecoff_slurp_extended_name_table): Define.
        (alpha_ecoff_construct_extended_name_table): Define.
        (alpha_ecoff_truncate_arname): Define.
        (alpha_ecoff_write_armap): Define.
        (alpha_ecoff_generic_stat_arch_elt): Define.
        (alpha_ecoff_update_armap_timestamp): Define.
        (ARFZMAG): Define.
        (alpha_ecoff_read_ar_hdr): New static function.
        (alpha_ecoff_get_elt_at_filepos): New static function.
        (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): New static function.
        (alpha_ecoff_get_elt_at_index): New static function.
        (alpha_ecoff_backend_data): Initialize get_elt_at_filepos field.
        (ecoffalpha_little_vec): Change BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE from
        _bfd_ecoff to alpha_ecoff.
        * ecoff.c (ecoff_link_add_archive_symbols): Use get_elt_at_filepos
        field from backend structure, rather than always calling
        _bfd_get_elt_at_filepos.
        * coff-mips.c (mips_ecoff_backend_data): Initialize
        get_elt_at_filepos field.
        * archive.c (_bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr_mag): New function, copied
        from _bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr with minor changes.
        (_bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr): Use _bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr_mag.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr_mag): Declare.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuild.

        * bfd-in.h (BFD_IN_MEMORY): Define.
        * libbfd-in.h (struct bfd_in_memory): Define.
        * libbfd.c (bfd_read): Handle BFD_IN_MEMORY flag.
        (bfd_get_file_window): Don't try to map a BFD_IN_MEMORY file.
        (bfd_write, bfd_stat): Abort if BFD_IN_MEMORY is set.
        (bfd_tell, bfd_flush, bfd_seek): Handle BFD_IN_MEMORY flag.
        * bfd.c (struct _bfd): Change iostream field from char * to PTR.
        (bfd_get_size): Handle BFD_IN_MEMORY flag.
        * cache.c (bfd_cache_close): Ignore BFD_IN_MEMORY files.
        (bfd_open_file): Cast to PTR, not char *, when setting iostream.
        (bfd_cache_lookup_worker): Abort if BFD_IN_MEMORY is set.
        * opncls.c (bfd_fdopenr): Cast to PTR, not char *, when setting
        iostream.
        (bfd_openstreamr): Likewise.
        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,some_aout_object_p)): Only fstat iostream if
        BFD_IN_MEMORY is not set.
        * riscix.c (riscix_some_aout_object_p): Likewise.
        * bfd-in2.h, libbfd.h: Rebuild.

        * targets.c (bfd_target): Add _bfd_get_elt_at_index field.
        (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE): Add _get_elt_at_index.
        (bfd_get_elt_at_index): Define.
        * archive.c (_bfd_generic_get_elt_at_index): Rename from
        bfd_get_elt_at_index.  Change index parameter from int to
        symindex.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_generic_get_elt_at_index): Declare.
        (_bfd_noarchive_get_elt_at_index): Define.
        (_bfd_archive_bsd_get_elt_at_index): Define.
        (_bfd_archive_coff_get_elt_at_index): Define.
        * bfd-in2.h, libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * aout-target.h (MY_get_elt_at_index): Define if not defined.
        * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_get_elt_at_index): Define.
        * ieee.c (ieee_get_elt_at_index): Define.
        * libecoff.h (_bfd_ecoff_get_elt_at_index): Define.
        * oasys.c (oasys_get_elt_at_index): Define.
        * som.c (som_get_elt_at_index): Define.

        * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_find_nearest_line): Don't restrict line
        numbers to the .text section.

Mon Jan  8 17:00:57 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * ieee.c (ieee_write_debug_part): Change return type to boolean.
        If there is a SEC_DEBUGGING section, get the contents of the debug
        information part from it.
        (ieee_set_section_contents): Store the contents of a SEC_DEBUGGING
        section in memory.
        (ieee_write_object_contents): Check ieee_write_debug_part return.

Thu Jan  4 17:12:37 1996  Fred Fish  <fnf@cygnus.com>

        * config.bfd (i[345]86-*-freebsd*): Add target.
        * configure.in (i386freebsd_vec): Add vec.
        * configure: Regenerate.
        * Makefile.in (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add i386freebsd.o.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add i386freebsd.c.
        Rebuild dependencies..
        * freebsd.h: New file.
        * i386freebsd.c: New file.
        * targets.c (i386freebsd_vec): Declare.
        (bfd_target_vector): Add i386freebsd_vec.
        * i386linux.c (SEGMENT_SIZE): Define as TARGET_PAGE_SIZE
        * i386netbsd.c (SEGMENT_SIZE):  Define as TARGET_PAGE_SIZE
        
Thu Jan  4 16:27:46 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * ieee.c (ieee_slurp_debug): New static function.
        (ieee_object_p): Call it.
        (ieee_slurp_section_data): Skip debugging sections.
        (ieee_get_reloc_upper_bound): Likewise.
        (ieee_get_section_contents): Likewise.
        (ieee_canonicalize_reloc): Likewise.
        (ieee_write_section_part): Likewise.
        (ieee_write_debug_part): Likewise.
        (ieee_write_data_part): Likewise.
        (init_for_output): Likewise.

Wed Jan  3 19:42:47 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@wogglebug.tiac.net>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Make @GOT relocations
        work.
        (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Just use bfd_elf_generic_reloc for all howto
        relocs, since ppc_elf_relocate_section handles the linker case.
        (ppc_elf_{addr16_ha,got16,toc16,brtaken}_reloc): Delete, no longer
        used.
        (ppc_elf_{addr16_ha,got16,toc16,brtaken}_inner): Merge these into
        ppc_elf_relocate_section since that is now the only caller.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Ditto.

Wed Jan  3 15:11:30 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): If we don't know the
        section of the entry point for an XCOFF executable, always set the
        entry address to -1.

Tue Jan  2 14:17:15 1996  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr): Add support for note sections.

Tue Jan  2 13:10:25 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * bfd-in.h (struct _symbol_info): Add stab_type field.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,get_symbol_info)): Set stab_type.

        * elf32-ppc.c: Remove trailing newline from calls to
        _bfd_error_handler.
        (ppc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Only warn about endianness
        difference if target endianness is known.

Thu Dec 21 12:43:49 1995  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Add a phony reloc to handle the
        old style TOC16 references without using R_PPC_GOT.
        (ppc_reloc_type): Ditto.
        (ppc_elf_reloc_type_lookup): Add support for TOC16.
        (ppc_elf_toc16_inner): Renamed from ppc_elf_got16_inner.
        (ppc_elf_toc16_reloc): Renamed from ppc_elf_toc16_reloc.
        (ppc_elf_got16_{inner,reloc}): Stubs for real GOT support.
        (ppc_elf_check_relocs): New function for GOT/PLT support that is
        work in progress.
        (ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Ditto.
        (ppc_elf_adjust_dynindx): Ditto.
        (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Ditto.
        (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Ditto.
        (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Ditto.
        (ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER): Define.

Wed Dec 20 19:14:18 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * elf.c (copy_private_bfd_data): When attaching sections to
        segments ignore sections that won't be allocated.  Patch from
        Andreas Schwab.

Tue Dec 19 20:01:43 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * config.bfd: Match on m68k-cbm-* only if OS doesn't match
        anything else.

Tue Dec 19 16:38:59 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-i960.c (CALC_ADDEND): Define.
        (coff_i960_relocate_section): Add the input section VMA to the
        addend for PC relative relocs.

Sun Dec 17 20:11:55 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (pe_print_pdata): Must test the entire entry for zero
        to correctly terminate.

Fri Dec 15 12:05:57 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * targets.c (enum bfd_endian): Define.
        (bfd_target): Rename byteorder_big_p to byteorder, and change it
        from boolean to enum bfd_endian.  Change header_byteorder_big_p
        correspondingly.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_big_endian, bfd_little_endian): New macros.
        (bfd_header_big_endian, bfd_header_little_endian): New macros.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * All targets: Change initialization of byteorder and
        header_byteorder to use enum bfd_endian values rather than
        booleans.
        * All files: Change all references to byteorder_big_p and
        header_byteorder_big_p to use new bfd_*_endian macros.

        * coffgen.c (make_a_section_from_file): Set lma to s_paddr, not
        s_vaddr.
        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Set s_paddr to lma, not
        vma.
        * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_write_object_contents): Likewise.

Fri Dec 15 07:32:09 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * pe[i]-i386.c (TARGET_UNDERSCORE): Define to '_'.

Thu Dec 14 13:45:37 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * ieee.c: Lots of minor cleanups.  Make many functions return
        errors rather than calling abort.  Also:
        (ieee_write_twobyte): Remove; change callers to call existing
        ieee_write_2bytes function.
        (ieee_write_expression): Don't output the section twice when
        outputting a local symbol.  Don't emit an extraneous zero if there
        is only one term.
        (ieee_slurp_sections): Set the lma as well as the vma.
        (ieee_archive_p): Use bfd_alloc_grow rather than an obstack.

        * ihex.c (ihex_set_arch_mach): Don't accept any architecture, just
        a recognized one or bfd_arch_unknown.
        (ihex_get_symtab_upper_bound): Define as bfd_0l, to permit objcopy
        to succeed.
        (ihex_get_symtab): Likewise.

Wed Dec 13 15:44:06 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * aoutx.h: Include <ctype.h>.
        (struct aout_link_includes_table): Define.
        (struct aout_link_includes_totals): Define.
        (struct aout_link_includes_entry): Define.
        (aout_link_includes_lookup): Define macro.
        (struct aout_final_link_info): Add includes field.
        (aout_link_includes_newfunc): New static function.
        (NAME(aout,final_link)): Initialize includes hash table.
        (aout_link_write_symbols): Eliminate duplicate N_BINCL entries.

Wed Dec 13 10:52:14 1995  Stan Shebs  <shebs@andros.cygnus.com>

        * mpw-config.in: Match on mips-*-* instead of mips-idt-ecoff.

Wed Dec 13 11:07:45 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * coff-ppc.c (coff_ppc_relocate_section): removed debugging code.

Tue Dec 12 17:42:06 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (pe_print_reloc): New function to dump the .reloc section.
        (pe_print_private_bfd_data): call pe_print_reloc.
        * coffcode.h (coff_set_alignment_hook): .reloc section alignment.
        * coff-ppc.c (in_reloc_p): Added missing non-eligible relocs. Spiffed
        up some debugging as well.

Tue Dec 12 11:34:23 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * config.bfd: Handle sparc-*-elf*.  From Ronald F. Guilmette
        <rfg@monkeys.com>.

Fri Dec  8 17:47:07 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set section_count to 0
        when setting sections to NULL.

Wed Dec  6 17:05:37 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (struct xcoff_loader_info): Add export_defineds
        field.
        (bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections): Add export_defineds parameter.
        (xcoff_build_ldsyms): If export_defineds is set, set XCOFF_EXPORT
        for all symbols.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections): Update declaration.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

Mon Dec  4 16:40:47 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_set_alignment_hook): Removed some debugging printf's

Mon Dec  4 11:25:39 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * ihex.c (ihex_scan): Handle record types 4 and 5.
        (ihex_object_p): Permit types 4 and 5.
        (ihex_set_section_contents): Remove check for out of range
        addresses.
        (ihex_write_object_contents): Generate types 4 and 5.

        * elflink.h (elf_link_output_extsym): Just ignore warning and
        indirect references to symbols which don't really exist.

Sun Dec  3 19:00:27 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (pe_print_idata): Minor format fixes
        (pe_print_edata): New function. Under private printing, this formats
        the edata section of a PE file.
        (pe_print_private_bfd_data): Added call to pe_print_edata.

Sun Dec  3 16:46:54 1995  Richard Earnshaw (rearnsha@armltd.co.uk)

        * aout-arm.c (MY_swap_std_reloc_out): Use KEEPIT to get the symbol
        index, don't call stoi.

Fri Dec  1 14:46:51 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * srec.c (srec_scan): Set lma as well as vma.

        * ihex.c: New file; support for Intel Hex format.
        * targets.c (enum bfd_flavour): Add bfd_target_ihex_flavour.
        (ihex_vec): Declare.
        (bfd_target_vector): Always include ihex_vec.
        * bfd.c (struct _bfd): Add ihex_data field to tdata union.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (BFD_LIBS): Add ihex.o
        (BFD_LIBS_CFILES): Add ihex.c.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Sort the sections in
        each segment.
        (get_program_header_size): Return the right size if segment_map is
        not NULL.
        (copy_private_bfd_data): Don't bother to sort the sections.

        * bfd.c (bfd_record_phdr): New function.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_record_phdr): Declare.
        * bfd_in2.h: Rebuild.

        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Remove bogus
        BFD_ASSERT.

        * libbfd.c (bfd_malloc, bfd_realloc): New functions.
        (bfd_zmalloc): Return PTR, not char *.  Take size_t, not
        bfd_size_type.
        * libbfd-in.h (bfd_malloc, bfd_realloc): Declare.
        (bfd_zmalloc): Change declaration.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * Many files: Use bfd_malloc and bfd_realloc rather than malloc
        and realloc.  Don't set bfd_error_no_memory if they fail.

Thu Nov 30 19:32:26 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * coff-ppc.c: Added macros to tidy up toc cell treatment. Numerous
        uses as well. Added a new howto to deal with TOCREL16 relocs that 
        are TOCDEFN as well.
        (coff_ppc_relocate_section): Expanded treatment of ADDR32NB relocs
        to handle RVA relocs from dlltool.
        (ppc_coff_rtype2howto): TOCDEFN reloc addition.
        (coff_ppc_rtype_to_howto): TOCDEFN reloc addition.
        (ppc_coff_reloc_type_lookup): TOCDEFN reloc addition.

        * coffcode.h (coff_set_alignment_hook): check idata$X sections 
        to get the right section alignment.

Thu Nov 30 16:48:18 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Don't set lma based on
        p_paddr if p_paddr is zero.
        (make_mapping): Set includes_filehdr and includes_phdrs for first
        PT_LOAD segment.
        (map_sections_to_segments): Set includes_phdrs for PT_PHDR
        segment.
        (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Handle includes_filehdr and
        includes_phdrs.  Remove special handling of PT_PHDR and first
        PT_LOAD segments.
        (copy_private_bfd_data): Set includes_filehdr and includes_phdr
        when appropriate.  Remove special handling of PT_PHDR segment.
        Use a more complex condition for when a section is included in a
        segment to handle Solaris linker oddities.

Thu Nov 30 11:17:33 1995  Manfred Hollstein KS/EF4A 60/1F/110 #40283  <manfred@lts.sel.alcatel.de>

        * coff-m88k.c (howto_table): Reformatted for easier reading;
        special_function now points to new function m88k_special_reloc.
        (howto_hvrt16): Function previously used for handling HVRT16 relocs
        removed.
        (rtype2howto): Do not add reloc's r_offset to the addend, this will
        be done correctly by m88k_special_reloc.
        (reloc_processing): New function to be used by RELOC_PROCESSING.
        (RELOC_PROCESSING): Define to call reloc_processing.

Wed Nov 29 12:42:36 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (pe_print_idata): Call malloc rather than xmalloc.
        (pe_print_pdata): Likewise.

        * opncls.c (bfd_alloc_by_size_t): Set bfd_error_no_memory if
        obstack_alloc fails.
        (bfd_alloc_finish): Set bfd_error_no_memory if obstack_finish
        fails.
        * libbfd.c (bfd_zmalloc): Set bfd_error_no_memory if malloc fails.
        * Many files: don't set bfd_error_no_memory if one of the above
        routines fails.

        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Don't adjust p_paddr
        if p_paddr_valid is set.
        (copy_private_bfd_data): New static function.
        (_bfd_elf_copy_private_section_data): Call copy_private_bfd_data.

        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_segments): Fix case where extra
        program headers were allocated.

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_print_private_bfd_data): New function.
        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Declare.
        * elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_print_private_bfd_data): Define to
        _bfd_elf_print_private_bfd_data.

        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_swap_reloc_in): Don't abort if
        r_symndx is RELOC_SECTION_NONE for an ALPHA_R_IGNORE reloc.
        Change a RELOC_SECTION_LITA symndx to RELOC_SECTION_ABS.
        (alpha_ecoff_swap_reloc_out): Change RELOC_SECTION_ABS to
        RELOC_SECTION_LITA for ALPHA_R_IGNORE.
        (alpha_adjust_reloc_out): For ALPHA_R_IGNORE, don't change
        RELOC_SECTION_ABS to RELOC_SECTION_NONE.

Tue Nov 28 16:59:50 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_obj_tdata): Add segment_map field.
        * elf.c (make_mapping): New static function.
        (map_sections_to_segments): New static function.
        (elf_sort_sections): New static function.
        (assign_file_positions_for_segments): New static function.
        (map_program_segments): Remove.
        (get_program_header_size): Remove sorted_hdrs, count, and
        maxpagesize parameters.  Simplify.
        (assign_file_positions_except_relocs): When generating an
        executable, use assign_file_positions_for_segments.
        (elf_sort_hdrs): Remove.
        (_bfd_elf_sizeof_headers): Remove eliminated parameters from call
        to get_program_header_size.

Mon Nov 27 12:27:46 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * hp300hpux.c (MY(callback)): Set lma as well as vma.

        * configure, config.in: Regenerate with autoconf 2.7.

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_plt_readonly): Set correctly, to 1.
        * elf32-sparc.c (elf_backend_plt_readonly): Set correctly, to 0.

Wed Nov 22 12:02:09 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_new_section_hook): Handle .rconst section.
        (ecoff_sec_to_styp_flags): Likewise.
        (_bfd_ecoff_styp_to_sec_flags): Handle STYP_RCONST.
        (ecoff_set_symbol_info): Handle scRConst.
        (ecoff_slurp_reloc_table): Handle RELOC_SECTION_RCONST.
        (ecoff_compute_section_file_positions): Handle .rconst section.
        (_bfd_ecoff_write_object_contents): Likewise.
        (ecoff_link_check_archive_element): Handle scRConst.
        (ecoff_link_add_externals): Likewise.
        (ecoff_link_write_external): Handle .rconst section.
        (ecoff_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
        * ecofflink.c (bfd_ecoff_debug_accumulate): Handle scRConst.
        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_convert_external_reloc): Handle .rconst
        section.
        (alpha_relocate_section): Handle RELOC_SECTION_RCONST.

        * sunos.c (sunos_scan_dynamic_symbol): Only set written if the
        DEF_DYNAMIC flag is set.

Tue Nov 21 13:25:29 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * host-aout.c: If TRAD_HEADER is defined, include it.

Tue Nov 21 13:03:57 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * aclocal.m4 (AC_PROG_CC): Remove local definition.
        (BFD_BINARY_FOPEN): Require AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM.
        (BFD_NEED_DECLARATION): New function.
        * configure.in: Use BFD_NEED_DECLARATION.
        * acconfig.h: Put NEED_DECLARATION_* in @TOP@ section.
        * configure, config.in: Rebuild with autoconf 2.6.

        * xcofflink.c (bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections): Clear
        special_sections before returning when called with a non XCOFF
        BFD.

        * coffgen.c (coff_renumber_symbols): Sort common symbols with
        global symbols.

        * coffcode.h (coff_compute_section_file_positions): Only pad the
        previous section to force file alignment when creating an
        executable.

Mon Nov 20 14:54:09 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_compute_section_file_positions): If
        RS6000COFF_C, set up the .debug section.

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_input_bfd): Adjust the TOC anchor value
        if it is not large enough to accomodate the entire TOC area with
        signed 16 bit offsets.
        (xcoff_write_global_symbol): Handle negative TOC offsets in global
        linkage code.
        (_bfd_ppc_xcoff_relocate_section): Adjust relocations against a
        TOC anchor to use the TOC value used in the output file.

Sat Nov 18 18:01:41 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffgen.c (_bfd_coff_get_external_symbols): Cast malloc return.
        (_bfd_coff_read_string_table): Likewise.

Sat Nov 18 19:43:04 1995  Richard Earnshaw (rearnsha@armltd.co.uk)

        * pe-arm.c: Fix typos.
        * coff-arm.c: Likewise.

Fri Nov 17 16:22:04 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * coff-ppc.c (list_ele): Added "cat"egory member.
        (record_toc): New category parameter (priv or pub).
        (ppc_record_toc_entry): Check to see if toc bounds exceeded.
        (ppc_process_before_allocation): Removed embrionic data-in-toc from
        the mainline. It addes extra toc cells in error.
        (ppc_coff_swap_sym_in_hook): Added some documentation.
        (dump_toc): Can now diagnose "virtual toc" chicanery.

Fri Nov 17 10:41:25 1995  Philippe De Muyter  <phdm@info.ucl.ac.be>

        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_table): Change type of
        dynsymcount and bucketcount fields from size_t to bfd_size_type.

Fri Nov 17 10:02:58 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_pointerize_aux_hook): I960 version: don't
        pointerize C_LEAFSTAT or C_LEAFEXT entries.

        * elflink.h (NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections)): Only create
        DT_INIT and DT_FINI entries if the _init or _fini symbol is
        defined or mentioned in a regular file.

Thu Nov 16 15:16:42 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * coff-ppc.c (ppc_record_data_in_toc_entry): new function
        (coff_ppc_relocate_section): Handle TOCDEFN attribute
        (coff_ppc_relocate_section): Correct REL24 handling
        (ppc_process_before_allocation): Correct TOCDEFN handling

        * peicode.h (dir_names): Added name descriptions

Thu Nov 16 03:38:03 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * VERSION: Updated to cygnus-2.6.

Wed Nov 15 19:30:07 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * targets.c (m68k4knetbsd_vec): Declare.

Wed Nov 15 18:05:52 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * targets.c (bfd_target): Change type of second argument to
        _bfd_print_private_bfd_data from void * to PTR.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_generic_bfd_print_private_bfd_data): Cast
        using PTR rather than void *.
        * bfd-in2, libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * peicode.h (pe_print_private_bfd_data): Change vfile from void *
        to PTR.
        * elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_print_private_bfd_data): Define as
        _bfd_generic_bfd_print_private_bfd_data rather than casting
        bfd_true.

Wed Nov 15 04:09:14 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in (.dep1): Fix stupid typo in last change.  Remove any
        "DO NOT DELETE" lines or blank lines that mkdep writes on some
        systems.
        (BFD_LIBS_CFILES, ALL_MACHINES_CFILES, BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES,
        BFD64_BACKENDS_CFILES): New variables.
        (CFILES): Use them.
        
Tue Nov 14 11:52:23 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (coff_swap_aouthdr_out): For PPC PE, start isize at 0,
        not at the file position of the first section.
        * coffcode.h (coff_compute_section_file_positions): Avoid using
        unportable #elif.
        (coff_write_object_contents): When generating a PPC PE executable
        with no symbols, round up the file size to a COFF_PAGE_SIZE
        boundary.
        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_final_link): If there are no symbols,
        don't write out a string table.

        * elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr): When using a different section
        header, pass the new one to _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr.
        (elf_fake_sections): Don't set sh_info and sh_entsize fields.
        (elf_map_symbols): Add section VMA to symbol value when comparing
        against 0.
        (_bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Only build symbol table
        if there are some symbols.  Set file offset of symtab and strtab
        sections.
        (assign_file_positions_except_relocs): Remove dosyms parameter.
        Change all callers.  Never set file offset of symtab and strtab
        sections.
        (_bfd_elf_copy_private_section_data): New function.
        (MAP_ONESYMTAB, MAP_DYNSYMTAB, MAP_STRTAB, MAP_SHSTRTAB): Define.
        (_bfd_elf_copy_private_symbol_data): New function.
        (swap_out_syms): Check for special mapping of st_shndx created by
        copy_private_symbol_data.
        * elfxx-target.h: Use new copy routines.
        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_copy_private_symbol_data): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_copy_private_section_data): Declare.

        * config.bfd (sh-*-*): Set targ_defvec to shcoff_vec.

        * coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): If COFF_WITH_PE, handle
        C_NT_WEAK.

        * coff-sh.c (shlcoff_vec): Use _bfd_generic_archive_p, not
        _bfd_dummy_target, matching the recent change to archive
        recognition.

Mon Nov 13 13:24:38 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * libbfd.c (bfd_get_file_window): Use casts to avoid doing
        arithmetic on PTR types.

        * aout-target.h (MY(callback)): Set the lma of the sections.

        * ecoff.c (ecoff_reloc_link_order): Turn a reloc against a defined
        symbol into a reloc against the section.

Mon Nov 13 07:31:35 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * coff-ppc.c (ppc_coff_link_hash_entry): added support for inline
        glue for the relocs: IMGLUE and IFGLUE.
        (record_toc): new function - tracks toc contents
        (ppc_mark_symbol_as_glue): new function - supports the IMGLUE reloc
        (coff_ppc_relocate_section): Added support and fixes for IMGLUE/IFGLUE
        (ppc_coff_rtype2howto): removed invalid IMGLUE hack
        (coff_ppc_rtype_to_howto): removed invalid IMGLUE hack
        (ppc_record_toc_entry): Removed a debug define (duh)

        * peicode.h (coff_swap_scnhdr_out): Fixed invalid strcmp for ".reldata"
        (pe_print_idata): New function - formats the idata section data
        (pe_print_pdata): New function - formats the pdata section data
        (pe_print_private_bfd_data): calls to above

Sun Nov 12 12:23:24 1995  Stan Shebs  <shebs@andros.cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in (bfd_libs_here, etc): Provide empty definitions.
        * coff-rs6000.c (rs6000coff_vec): Add conditional defines
        TARGET_SYM and TARGET_NAME for vector and BFD name.
        * coff-pmac.c (pmac_xcoff_vec): Remove.
        (TARGET_SYM, TARGET_NAME): Define.
        * coffcode.h (coff_set_arch_mach_hook) [POWERMAC]: Set the
        machine to 0, not all PowerMacs are 601s.

Fri Nov 10 12:10:14 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elfcode.h (elf_object_p): Read in any program headers.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Adjust section lma
        based on the program headers, if any.
        (elf_fake_sections): Set sh_addr from the vma, not the lma.
        (map_program_segments): Set p_paddr of program headers based on
        the lma.

Thu Nov  9 13:01:31 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * archive.c (bfd_generic_archive_p): Preserve tdata in case of
        failure.

        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,final_link)): Report a reasonable error when
        trying to do a relocateable link with a non-a.out object file.

        * archive.c (bfd_generic_archive_p): Check the first object file
        in an archive even if target_defaulted is set.  If the object file
        has the wrong xvec, reject it.

        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,set_section_contents)): If a section can not
        be represented, report the name via _bfd_error_handler.
        (translate_to_native_sym_flags): Likewise.
        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_final_link): Likewise.
        * oasys.c (oasys_write_sections): Likewise.

        * coffcode.h (coff_set_alignment_hook): Write RS6000COFF_C version
        which checks for STYP_OVRFLO sections.
        (coff_compute_section_file_positions): If RS6000COFF_C, handle
        reloc and lineno count overflows.
        (coff_write_object_contents): Call coff_count_linenumbers before
        coff_compute_section_file_positions.  If RS6000COFF_C, handle
        reloc and lineno count overflows.
        * xcofflink.c (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link): Count line numbers and
        relocs before dealing with .pad sections.  Count overflow section
        headers when handling .pad sections.

        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Set a.out vstamp to 1
        if RS6000COFF_C.

        * xcofflink.c (XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR): Define.
        (struct xcoff_link_hash_table): Add descriptor_section and
        special_sections fields.
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create): Initialize new fields.
        (xcoff_link_add_symbols): Set linkage section alignment.  Create
        descriptor section.  Check for magic symbol names (_text, etc.),
        and record them in special_sections if found.  Set
        XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR flag for a function descriptor, and set its
        descriptor field to point back to the function code symbol.
        (xcoff_sweep): Always mark the special descriptor_section.
        (bfd_xcoff_export_symbol): Check whether the symbol might be a
        function descriptor, and mark it if it is.
        (bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections): Add new special_sections
        parameter, and fill it in.  Allocate space for the descriptor
        section.
        (xcoff_build_ldsyms): Set XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR flag when defining
        global linkage code.  If an undefined function descriptor is
        exported, arrange to define it.  Warn about any other undefined
        exported symbol.
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link): Write out the descriptor section.
        (xcoff_write_global_symbol): Create a function descriptor when
        necessary.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections): Update declaration.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

Thu Nov  9 08:40:23 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * coff-ppc.c (ppc_coff_link_hash_entry): new types for hashing
        (ppc_coff_link_hash_table): new types for hashing
        (ppc_coff_link_hash_newfunc): hash entry constructor
        (ppc_coff_link_hash_table_init): hash table initializer
        (ppc_coff_link_hash_table_create): hash table constructor
        (ppc_record_toc_entry): changed references to hash table
        (coff_ppc_relocate_section): changed references to hash table

        * libcoff-in.h (coff_link_hash_entry): removed toc_offset
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_link_hash_newfunc): removed toc_offset init
        (coff_link_add_symbols): removed toc_offset init

Thu Nov  9 04:00:38 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in (.dep1): Make sure the file mkdep is to write exists
        first.

        * configure.in: Added new option --with[out]-mmap.  Set USE_MMAP
        if it is given and mmep is available.
        * acconfig.h: Undef USE_MMAP.
        * configure, config.in: Regenerated.
        * aoutx.h: If USE_MMAP is not defined, do all symbol and string
        table handling the old way.
        (aout_get_external_symbols): Don't complain if last byte of string
        table is nonzero.
        * libbfd.c [HAVE_MADVISE]: Include sys/types.h and sys/mman.h.
        (bfd_free_window) [! USE_MMAP]: Don't define.
        (bfd_get_file_window,
        _bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window) [! USE_MMAP]: Abort.

Wed Nov  8 20:03:44 1995  Eric Freudenthal <freudenthal@nyu.edu>

        * coff-a29k.c (SIGN_EXTEND_HWORD): Use ~0xffff rather than
        0xffff0000.

Wed Nov  8 11:31:11 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-a29k.c (a29k_reloc): Change handling of R_IREL reloc to be
        compatible with AMD generated COFF files.  Try to support both AMD
        and GNU formats simultaneously.
        (coff_a29k_relocate_section): Likewise.

        * libbfd.c (bfd_get_file_window): Change writable parameter from
        int to boolean; update all callers.  Pass MAP_SHARED if not
        writable--it's required on Solaris.  Cast fprintf argument to
        avoid warning.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_get_file_window): Update declaration.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * aoutx.h: Update calls to bfd_get_file_window.

        * xcofflink.c (XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC): Rename from XCOFF_REF_DYNAMIC.
        Change all uses.
        (xcoff_swap_ldhdr_in): New static function.
        (xcoff_swap_ldsym_in): New static function.
        (xcoff_find_reloc): Handle the case of a single reloc correctly.
        (xcoff_link_add_symbols): If we just created a descriptor, pass it
        to _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol, to save a hash lookup.
        Handle XTY_ER/XMC_XO symbols correctly.
        (xcoff_link_add_dynamic_symbols): Rewrite to read .loader symbols
        rather than normal symbol table.
        (bfd_xcoff_import_symbol): It's not an error if the symbol is
        already defined with the same absolute value.
        (xcoff_mark): When considering called symbols, check whether the
        descriptor is from a dynamic object, rather than the symbol
        itself.
        (xcoff_build_ldsyms): Likewise.

        * libbfd.c (bfd_get_file_window): Change return type to boolean.
        Cast realloc and malloc return values.  If malloc or realloc fail,
        set bfd_error_no_memory.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_get_file_window): Change type to boolean.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

Tue Nov  7 11:53:48 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@cygnus.com>

        * coff-ppc.c (ppc_record_toc_entry): new function.
        (in_reloc_p): changed return value.
        (coff_ppc_relocate_section): much rework.
        (ppc_allocate_toc_section): new function.
        (ppc_process_before_allocation): new function.
        (ppc_coff_swap_sym_in_hook): new function.

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_link_hash_newfunc): initialize toc_offset.
        (coff_link_add_symbols): initialize toc_offset.

        * peicode.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Added coff_swap_sym_in_hook
        (coff_swap_aouthdr_out): Added more sections to the data
        dictionary for the pe file header. Also changed linker version
        number on the ppc side.
        (dir_names): small improvements to the dictionary printing.
        (pe_mkobject_hook): save the file level flags.

        * libcoff-in.h (coff_link_hash_entry): added toc_offset field
        (pe_tdata): added real_flags field
        (coff_tdata): added local_toc_sym_map and access macro

        * libcoff.h (coff_link_hash_entry): added toc_offset field
        (pe_tdata): added real_flags field
        (coff_tdata): added local_toc_sym_map and access macro

        * coffcode.h (coff_set_alignment_hook): added hook for PE.
        (coff_mkobject): init for local_toc_sym_map
        (coff_write_object_contents): set the internal_a.magic to
        IMAGE_NT_OPTIONAL_HDR_MAGIC which appears to be what other
        ppc compilers use.

Tue Nov  7 13:48:58 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * ecofflink.c (_bfd_ecoff_locate_line): Keep looking through stabs
        entries until both the line number address and the function name
        address are too large.

        * configure.in: Call AC_CHECK_PROG to find and cache AR.
        * configure: Rebuilt.

        * aclocal.m4 (BFD_CC_FOR_BUILD): Don't define CC_FOR_BUILD if it
        is defined in the environment.

Tue Nov  7 10:57:24 1995  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * som.c (som_get_section_contents_in_window): Define to use
        generic version.

Mon Nov  6 17:13:15 1995  Harry Dolan  <dolan@ssd.intel.com>

        * coff-i860.c: New file, based on coff-i386.c.
        * cpu-i860.c: New file, based on cpu-i386.c.
        * hosts/i860mach3.h: New file, based on hosts/i386mach3.h.
        * config.bfd (i860-*-mach3*, i860-*-osf1*, i860-*-coff*): New
        targets, using i860coff_vec.
        * configure.in (i860-*-mach3*, i860-*-osf1*): New hosts, using
        trad-core.o and hosts/i860mach3.h.
        (i860coff_vec): Use coff-i860.o and cofflink.o.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (ALL_MACHINES): Add cpu-i860.o.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add coff-i860.o.
        (CFILES): Add cpu-i860.c and coff-i860.c.
        * targets.c (i860coff_vec): Declare.
        (bfd_target_vector): Add &i860coff_vec. 
        * archures.c (bfd_i860_arch): Declare.
        (bfd_archures_list): Add &bfd_i860_arch.
        * coffcode.h (coff_set_arch_mach_hook): Handle I860 magic number.
        (coff_set_flags): Handle bfd_arch_i860.
        (coff_write_object_contents): Handle I860 a.out magic number.

Mon Nov  6 14:34:07 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_symbols): Set the alignment power of
        the created .tc section to 2.
        (xcoff_mark): Don't keep a .loader reloc for a call to an
        undefined symbol when creating a shared library.
        (xcoff_build_ldsyms): When creating a shared library, generate
        global linkage code for a call to an undefined symbol.

Sun Nov  5 21:44:13 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in (CFILES): Rebuild list from BFD_LIBS, ALL_MACHINES,
        BFD32_BACKENDS, BFD64_BACKENDS.
        (.dep1): Put mkdep output in a separate file.
        Rebuilt dependencies.

        * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_slurp_armap): Cast _bfd_read_ar_hdr return
        value.

        Permit use of mmap when available:

        * configure.in: Check for mmap, madvise, mprotect.
        * config.in, configure: Regenerated.

        * libbfd.c (struct _bfd_window_internal): Define type.
        (bfd_init_window, bfd_free_window, bfd_get_file_window): New
        functions.
        (ok_to_map): New static variable for debugging.
        (_bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window): New function.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_window_internal): Declare type.
        (bfd_window): Define type.
        (bfd_init_window, bfd_free_window, bfd_get_file_window): Declare.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window):
        Declare.

        * libaout.h (struct aoutdata): Add two window fields.
        (obj_aout_sym_window, obj_aout_string_window): New macros.
        * aoutx.h (some_aout_object_p): Initialize windows.
        (aout_get_external_symbols): Get symbol data and strings in
        windows instead of explicitly allocated buffers.
        (slurp_symbol_table): Free window instead of memory.
        (bfd_free_cached_info): Release windows instead of freeing storage
        directly.
        (aout_link_free_symbols): Ditto.

        * targets.c (bfd_target): Add new field for
        get_section_contents_in_window.
        (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC): Updated.
        * aout-adobe.c, aout-target.h, binary.c, bout.c, coff-alpha.c,
        coff-mips.c, elfxx-target.h, i386msdos.c, i386os9k.c, ieee.c,
        libcoff-in.h, oasys.c, srec.c, tekhex.c, versados.c: Added new
        macros for get_section_contents_in_window field.

Sat Nov  4 12:23:26 1995  Fred Fish  <fnf@cygnus.com>

        * core.c: Renamed to corefile.c
        * makefile.dos (OBJS): Change core.o to corefile.o
        * Makefile.in (CFILES, BFD_LIBS): Use corefile.c instead of core.c
        
start-sanitize-gm
Sat Nov  4 10:16:54 1995  Stu Grossman  (grossman@cygnus.com)

        * config.bfd (mips*-*-magic*):  Add bfd_elf32_bigmips_vec to
        targ_selvecs to allow debugging under Irix-5 native.

end-sanitize-gm
Fri Nov  3 15:54:59 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_symbols): Rename local variable sub
        to o.  Clobber and restore the list of new csects around the call
        to _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol, in case it wants to report a
        linker error and the linker wants to read the symbol table.  Reset
        the line number count of a real section even if it has no relocs.
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link): If shared, set the DYNAMIC flag.

        * coffgen.c (_bfd_coff_read_string_table): Warn if the string size
        is too small.

Thu Nov  2 23:16:39 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (_bfd_ppc_xcoff_relocate_section): Don't warn about
        an undefined symbol in a shared link.

        * linker.c (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol): Correct type of
        oldtype from bfd_link_order_type to bfd_link_hash_type.  From
        phdm@info.ucl.ac.be (Philippe De Muyter).

Wed Nov  1 14:26:02 1995  Manfred Hollstein KS/EF4A 60/1F/110 #40283  <manfred@lts.sel.alcatel.de>

        * coff-m88k.c (rtype2howto): New static function.
        (RTYPE2HOWTO): Use it rather than a macro definition.

        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): set internal_a.magic
        to PAGEMAGICPEXECPAGED #if defined (M68) && !defined (LYNXOS).

        * configure.in: m68*-motorola-sysv* does not use ptrace-core.o;
        define TRAD_HEADER to new file hosts/delta68.h.
        m88*-motorola-sysv*, however, does use ptrace-core.o.
        * hosts/delta68.h: New file.

        * ptrace-core.c (ptrace_unix_core_file_p): change bfd_zmalloc to
        bfd_zalloc; provide proper parm abfd to calls to bfd_zalloc.

Wed Nov  1 13:51:54 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * i386linux.c (MY(vec)): Declare before use.

Wed Nov  1 11:45:07 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * reloc16.c (bfd_coff_reloc16_get_relocated_section_contents):
        Pass input_bfd, not in_bfd, to bfd_coff_reloc16_extra_cases.

        * elf.c (bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_name): Don't do anything if the
        BFD is not of the right type.
        (bfd_elf_get_needed_list): Likewise.
        * i386linux.c (bfd_linux_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * sunos.c (bfd_sunos_get_needed_list): Likewise.
        * xcofflink.c (XCOFF_XVECP): Define.
        (bfd_xcoff_link_record_set): Don't do anything if the BFD is not
        of the right type.
        (bfd_xcoff_import_symbol): Likewise.
        (bfd_xcoff_export_symbol): Likewise.
        (bfd_xcoff_link_count_reloc): Likewise.
        (bfd_xcoff_record_link_assignment): Likewise.
        (bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.

        * sunos.c (sunos_scan_ext_relocs): Only check the reloc symbol
        table index against the number of symbols for a base relative
        reloc.

        * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_sizeof_headers): Change from macro to
        static function.
        * xcofflink.c (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create): Set
        full_aouthdr flag here...
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link): ...not here.

Tue Oct 31 12:52:02 1995  Fred Fish  <fnf@cygnus.com>

        * libelf.h:  Rename to elf-bfd.h to avoid conflict with
        systems that have a system <libelf.h>.
        * Makefile.in: Globally replace libelf.h with elf-bfd.h.
        * bfd.c, elf.c, elf32-arc.c, elf32-gen.c, elf32-hppa.c,
        elf32-hppa.h, elf32-i386.c, elf32-i860.c, elf32-m68k.c,
        elf32-m88k.c, elf32-mips.c, elf32-ppc.c, elf32-sparc.c,
        elf64-gen.c, elf64-sparc.c, elfcode.h, elflink.c,
        elfxx-target.h: Include elf-bfd.h rather than libelf.h.
        * elfxx-target.h: Change libelf.h reference to elf-bfd.h.

Tue Oct 31 15:30:07 1995  David Mosberger-Tang  <davidm@azstarnet.com>

        * ecoff.c (ecoff_set_symbol_info): Add new parameter weak.  If
        set, set BSF_WEAK in symbol.  Change all callers.
        (ecoff_get_extr): Set weakext based on BSF_WEAK.
        (ecoff_link_add_externals): If weakext is set, pass BSF_WEAK to
        _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol.
        (ecoff_indirect_link_order): Check that the section tdata relocs
        are not NULL before using them.

        * configure.in (alpha*-*-linux*): Set COREFILE to trad-core.o and
        define TRAD_HEADER as hosts/alphalinux.h.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * hosts/alphalinux.h: New file.
        * trad-core.c (trad_unix_core_file_p): Cast u.u_ar0 to bfd_vma,
        not int.

Tue Oct 31 12:34:11 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Accept C_BCOMM and
        C_ECOMM storage classes.

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_mark_symbol): New static function, broken out
        of xcoff_mark.
        (xcoff_mark): Call xcoff_mark_symbol.
        (bfd_xcoff_export_symbol): Call xcoff_mark_symbol.
        (bfd_xcoff_link_count_reloc): Call xcoff_mark_symbol rather than
        doing it by hand.
        (xcoff_build_ldsyms): Build a .loader symbol for an export symbol.

Mon Oct 30 14:53:48 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (struct xcoff_final_link_info): Add new line_filepos
        field.
        (xcoff_find_reloc): New static function.
        (xcoff_link_add_symbols): Use it.
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link): Set finfo.line_filepos.
        (xcoff_link_input_bfd): Handle C_BINCL and C_EINCL.  Don't
        relocate the value of C_DECL.

        * elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Remove bogus BFD_ASSERT.

Sat Oct 28 01:25:34 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Make
        callback decide what goes in .relocs.
        * pe[i]-i386.c (TARGET_UNDERSCORE): Define.
        * peicode.h (pe_mkobject_hook): Only copy aouthdr if
        there is one.

Sat Oct 28 01:51:02 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_symbols): Handle csects in the
        absolute section.

Fri Oct 27 18:14:39 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c: More improvements, mostly to fix handling of
        constructors and a few other special cases.
        * coff-rs6000.c (rs6000coff_vec): Set symbol_leading_char back to
        zero, reverting yesterday's change.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_xcoff_link_record_set): Declare.
        (bfd_xcoff_link_count_reloc): Declare.
        (bfd_xcoff_record_link_assignment): Declare.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

Fri Oct 27 14:42:15 1995  Niklas Hallqvist  <niklas@appli.se>

        * PORTING, aout-arm.c, aout-encap.c, aout-target.h,
        aoutx.h, gen-aout.c, host-aout.c, hp300bsd.c, i386aout.c
        i386bsd.c, i386dynix.c, i386linux.c, i386lynx.c, i386mach3.c,
        i386netbsd.c, m68klynx.c, m88kmach3.c, mipsbsd.c, newsos3.c,
        ns32knetbsd.c, pc532-mach.c, riscix.c, sparclynx.c, sparcnetbsd.c:
        Change PAGE_SIZE to TARGET_PAGE_SIZE.

        * m68knetbsd.c: Ditto as well as add support for the m68k4k object
        format.

        * netbsd.h: Double ditto (incl. m68k4k support).  NetBSD's text
        segments includes the a.out header.  See to that the magic number
        *always* is big-endian.

        * config.bfd: Add m68*-hp*-netbsd* case.  Cross-pollinate m68k and
        m68k4k NetBSD configurations.

        * configure.in, configure: Separate i386 & mips NetBSD
        configurations from other BSD ones.  Don't assume DEC is the only
        thing NetBSD/mips run on.  Add {m68k,ns32k,sparc}-*-netbsd*
        configurations.  Add support for m68k4k NetBSD object format.

        * libaout.h: Added M_68K4K_NETBSD magic.

        * m68k4knetbsd.c: New file.
        
        * hosts/{m68k,sparc}nbsd.h: Don't define HOST_BIG_ENDIAN_P.

        * hosts/nbsd.h: Define HOST_BIG_ENDIAN_P according to
        <machine/endian.h>.

        * hosts/mipsnbsd.h: New file.
        
start-sanitize-gm
Fri Oct 27 09:41:51 1995  Stu Grossman  (grossman@cygnus.com)

        * config.bfd:  Add config stuff for mips*-*-magic* to set
        targ_defvec to ecoff_big_vec.

end-sanitize-gm
Thu Oct 26 14:16:47 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * xcofflink.c: Numerous changes to get closer to a working XCOFF
        linker.
        * libcoff-in.h (struct xcoff_tdata): Add full_aouthdr,
        toc_section, and entry_section fields.
        (struct xcoff_section_tdata): Remove ldrel_count field.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coffcode.h (coff_mkobject_hook): Initialize new xcoff_data
        fields.
        (coff_compute_section_file_positions): If RS6000COFF_C, generate
        full a.out header if full_aouthdr is set in xcoff_data.
        (coff_write_object_contents): Likewise.  Set o_snentry and o_sntoc
        based on sections stored in xcoff_data.
        * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy new xcoff_data
        fields.
        (xcoff_reloc_type_lookup): Handle BFD_RELOC_CTOR.
        (rs6000coff_vec): Set symbol_leading_char to '.'.
        * coffgen.c (coff_get_symbol_info): If fix_value is set, fix the
        value stored in ret rather than returning a pointer value.
        
Wed Oct 25 23:10:39 1995  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * config.bfd (powerpc{,le}-{elf,sysv4,eabi,solaris2}): Remove MAC
        format for now.

Wed Oct 25 16:19:27 1995  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * som.c (som_slurp_string_table): Allocate the strings with malloc
        since they're free'd by free_cached_info.
        (som_slurp_symbol_table): Similarly for the symbol table.

Wed Oct 25 14:59:22 1995  Per Bothner  <bothner@kalessin.cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in (diststuff):  Don't make headers.

Wed Oct 25 11:32:54 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.

        * sunos.c (bfd_sunos_record_link_assignment): Don't do anything if
        output_bfd is not SunOS.
        (bfd_sunos_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.  Don't scan relocs of
        non-SunOS input files.

        * xcofflink.c: Extensive changes to support linking shared objects
        and generating a .loader section.
        * libcoff-in.h (struct xcoff_tdata): Add import_file_id field.
        (struct xcoff_section_tdata): Add lineno_count, first_symndx,
        last_symndx, and ldrel_count fields.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_howto_table): Correct reloc names.
        * coffcode.h (styp_to_sec_flags): Don't set any flags if STYP_PAD
        is set.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_xcoff_import_symbol): Declare.
        (bfd_xcoff_export_symbol): Declare.
        (bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections): Declare.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

Tue Oct 24 17:44:20 1995  Stan Shebs  <shebs@andros.cygnus.com>

        * configure.in: Add xcofflink.o to pmac_xcoff_vec.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * mpw-config.in: Add xcofflink.c.o to powerpc-apple-macos.
        * coff-pmac.c: Include coff-rs6000.c instead of duplicating its
        contents.
        (pmac_xcoff_vec): Update to use new xcoff support.
        * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_generic_stat_arch_elt): Make static.
        (xcoff_write_armap): Declare buf as unsigned char.
        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_symbols): Declare a local as PTR.

        * mpw-make.sed: Generalize subdir_do edit.
        
Tue Oct 24 10:25:01 1995  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)

        * hppabsd-core.c (make_bfd_asection): Initialize asect->filepos
        correctly.  Don't initialize asect->vma.

Fri Oct 20 13:23:48 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * opncls.c (_bfd_new_bfd): If _bfd_chunksize wasn't preset, use
        something a little less than the page size.

Thu Oct 19 13:06:09 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coff-i960.c (coff_i960_adjust_symndx): Clear *adjustedp.

Wed Oct 18 16:20:08 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * coff-i386.c (coff_i386_reloc_type_lookup): New.
        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): If .bss is before
        .data us that as data_start.
        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Get reloc
        calc correct.
        * peicode.h (add_data_entry): Use _cooked_size of data directory.
        (coff_swap_outhdr_out): Hardwire in version number.
        
Wed Oct 18 16:50:54 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * sunos.c (sunos_add_dynamic_symbols): Rename local variables
        major and minor to *_vno, since the former are also macros in
        SunOS header files.  Cast result of bfd_alloc to appropriate
        type.

        * coffgen.c (coff_find_nearest_line): Cast used_by_bfd value
        before assigning to sec_data.

Wed Oct 18 13:25:17 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_find_nearest_line): The offset argument is
        now relative to the section, not absolute.
        * ecofflink.c (_bfd_ecoff_locate_line): Use the right symbol to
        get the file name when there is a N_SO directory name.  When
        handling stabs, remember that section->vma was added to the
        offset.

Tue Oct 17 18:24:54 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * sunos.c (struct sunos_link_hash_table): Add needed field.
        (sunos_link_hash_table_create): Call bfd_release, not free.
        (sunos_link_hash_table_create): Initialize needed field.
        (sunos_add_dynamic_symbols): Record needed objects.
        (bfd_sunos_get_needed_list): New function.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_sunos_get_needed_list): Declare.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

Mon Oct 16 14:43:59 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * libcoff-in.h (pe_data_type.in_reloc_p): New.

Mon Oct 16 10:52:50 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * bfd-in.h (struct bfd_link_needed_list): Rename from
        bfd_elf_link_needed_list.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * elf.c, elflink.h, libelf.h: Corresponding changes.

        Add start at AIX linker support; no shared libraries yet.
        * xcofflink.c: New file.
        * configure.in (rs600coff_vec): Use xcofflink.o.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * libcoff-in.h (struct xcoff_tdata): Add csects and debug_indices
        fields.
        (struct xcoff_section_tdata): Define.
        (xcoff_section_data): Define macro.
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create): Declare.
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols): Declare.
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link): Declare.
        (_bfd_ppc_xcoff_relocate_section): Declare.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coff-rs6000.c: Clean up a bit.
        (xcoff_mkobject): Default modtype to 1L, not RE.  Initialize
        cputype, csects, and debug_indices.
        (xcoff_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy cputype.
        (xcoff_howto_table): Rename from rs6000coff_howto_table.
        (xcoff_rtype2howto): Rename from rs6000coff_rtype2howto.
        (xcoff_reloc_type_lookup): Rename from
        rs6000coff_reloc_type_lookup.
        (coff_relocate_section): Define.
        (_bfd_xcoff_sizeof_headers): Define.
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_get_relocated_section_contents): Define.
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_relax_section): Define.
        (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_split_section): Define.
        (rs6000coff_vec): For BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK, use _bfd_xcoff, not
        coff.
        * coffcode.h (coff_compute_section_file_positions): If AIX,
        increment sofar by SMALL_AOUTSZ if not executable.
        (coff_write_object_contents): If AIX, always output an a.out
        header; if not executable, header size of SMALL_AOUTSZ.
        * hash.c (struct bfd_strtab_hash): Add xcoff field.
        (_bfd_stringtab_init): Initialize xcoff field.
        (_bfd_xcoff_stringtab_init): New function.
        (_bfd_stringtab_add): In XCOFF mode, leave two bytes for length.
        (_bfd_stringtab_emit): In XCOFF mode, write out length.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_xcoff_stringtab_init): Declare.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add xcofflink.o.
        (CFILES): Add xcofflink.c.

        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf_symbol_processing): Set SEC_ALLOC, not
        SEC_NO_FLAGS, for .acommon section.  From Peter Schauer
        <Peter.Schauer@Regent.E-Technik.TU-Muenchen.DE>.

Sat Oct 14 21:36:02 1995  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * coff-ppc.c (in_reloc_p): Add, clone from coff-i386.c.

Fri Oct 13 17:48:43 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * acconfig.h (HAVE_SYS_PROCFS_H): Undef, with comment.
        * config.in: Regenerated.

        * opncls.c (getpagesize) [!HAVE_GETPAGESIZE]: Define as 2048.
        (_bfd_chunksize): New variable.
        (_bfd_new_bfd): Set it to getpagesize() if negative, and use it
        for obstack chunk size.
        * configure.in: Check for getpagesize.
        * configure: Regenerated.

        Mon Sep 25 22:49:32 1995  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

        * trad-core.c (rawptr): Make it a local variable of
        ptrace_unix_core_file_p.

Fri Oct 13 11:22:01 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * coff-arm.c (in_reloc_p): New.
        * coff-i386.c (in_reloc_p): New.
        * coffcode.h: Allways include peicode.h if COFF_WITH_PE.
        (coff_write_object_contents): Only set has_reloc_section
        if PE_IMAGE.
        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Call
        in_reloc_p to decide if reloc should be emitted.
        * libcoff.h (pe_data_type.in_reloc_p): New.
        * peicode.h (pe_mkobject): Initialize in_reloc_p.

Wed Oct 11 00:49:29 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_internal_syment_name): Move to coffgen.c.
        (_bfd_coff_read_internal_relocs): Likewise.
        * coffgen.c (_bfd_coff_internal_syment_name): Copy from coffgen.c.
        (_bfd_coff_read_internal_relocs): Likewise.

        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Correct conditions
        under which type and size change warnings are issued.

Tue Oct 10 18:32:46 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffgen.c (coff_count_linenumbers): Don't count line numbers for
        a symbol which is not in a real section.
        (coff_write_native_symbol): Corresponding change.

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_link_hash_newfunc): Rename from
        coff_link_hash_newfunc and make non-static.
        (_bfd_coff_link_hash_table_init): New function, broken out of
        _bfd_coff_link_hash_table_create.
        (_bfd_coff_link_hash_table_create): Use it.
        (process_embedded_commands): Make static.
        * libcoff-in.h ((_bfd_coff_link_hash_newfunc): Declare.
        (_bfd_coff_link_hash_table_init): Declare.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.

        * coffcode.h (coff_mkobject_hook): If RS6000COFF_C, set cputype
        field in XCOFF tdata.
        (coff_set_arch_mach_hook): Check ifdef RS6000COFF_C, not ifdef
        U802ROMAGIC, for clarity.  Try to set arch and machine correctly
        based on cputype stored in a.out header, or in n_type of initial
        .file symbol.
        (coff_write_object_contents): Set cputype correctly in a.out
        header.
        (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Add casts to file_ptr to avoid
        warnings.
        * coffswap.h (coff_swap_aouthdr_in): Swap in cputype field.
        (coff_swap_aouthdr_out): Swap out cputype field.  Don't clear
        old resv1 field.
        * libcoff-in.h (struct xcoff_tdata): Add cputype field.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.

        * cpu-rs6000.c (rs6000_compatible): New static function.
        (bfd_rs6000_arch): Use it.
        * cpu-powerpc.c (powerpc_compatible): New static function.
        (arch_info_struct): Define various flavours of PowerPC.
        (bfd_powerpc_arch): Use powerpc_compatible.  Point at
        arch_info_struct.

Tue Oct 10 10:50:46 1995  Fred Fish  <fnf@cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in (FLAGS_TO_PASS):  Remove BISON.

Tue Oct 10 01:28:29 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't warn about
        changing the size or type if the old definition was weak.

Mon Oct  9 11:24:08 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (combined_entry_type): Add fix_line field.
        (coff_slurp_line_table): Warn if we try to set the lineno field of
        a symbol twice.
        (coff_slurp_symbol_table): If RS6000COFF_C, handle C_BINCL and
        C_EINCL by setting fix_line.  Fix C_BSTAT symbol value.
        * coffgen.c (coff_mangle_symbols): Handle fix_line.
        (coff_write_symbol): Only use N_DEBUG if the symbol is in the
        absolute section.
        (coff_print_symbol): Print fix_value symbols in a useful fashion.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.

        * libcoff-in.h (struct xcoff_tdata): Define.
        (xcoff_data): Define.
        * bfd.c (struct _bfd): Add xcoff_obj_data field to tdata union.
        * bfd-in2.h, libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_mkobject): New static function.
        (coff_mkobject): Define.
        (xcoff_copy_private_bfd_data): New static function.
        (coff_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data): Define.
        (rs6000coff_howto_table): Change R_TOC complain_on_overflow from
        signed to bitfield.
        (rs6000coff_vec): Add DYNAMIC to object_flags.
        * coffcode.h (sec_to_styp_flags): If RS6000COFF_C, handle .pad and
        .loader sections specially.
        (coff_new_section_hook): If RS6000COFF_C, get the .text and .data
        section alignment from the XCOFF tdata information.
        (coff_mkobject_hook): If RS6000COFF_C, set DYNAMIC based on
        F_SHROBJ, and copy the extra a.out header information into the
        XCOFF tdata structure.
        (coff_write_object_contents): If RS6000COFF_C, set F_SHROBJ,
        F_DYNLOAD and the extra a.out header information.
        (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_NOT_AT_END for a C_EXT or
        C_HIDEXT symbol with attached csect information.
        * coffswap.h (coff_swap_aouthdr_in): If RS6000COFF_C, swap
        in the o_maxdata field.
        (coff_swap_aouthdr_out): If RS6000COFF_C, swap extra XCOFF fields.
        * coffgen.c (coff_renumber_symbols): Don't move any symbol to the
        end if BSF_NOT_AT_END is set.

        * targets.c (bfd_target): Rename _bfd_read_ar_hdr field to
        _bfd_read_ar_hdr_fn.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_read_ar_hdr): Update accordingly.
        * bfd-in2.h, libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * archive.c (_bfd_get_elt_at_filepos): Cast _bfd_read_ar_hdr
        return value.
        (do_slurp_bsd_armap, do_slurp_coff_armap): Likewise.
        (bfd_slurp_bsd_armap_f2): Likewise.
        (_bfd_slurp_extended_name_table): Likewise.

Fri Oct  6 16:18:35 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        Mon Sep 25 22:49:32 1995  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

        * archive.c (bfd_get_next_mapent): Return BFD_NO_MORE_SYMBOLS
        when the symbol table is empty.

        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_size_dynamic_sections): Don't reserve
        space for section symbols, since we don't output them either.
        (elf_m68k_adjust_dynindx): Removed.

        * ptrace-core.c (rawptr): Make it a local variable of
        ptrace_unix_core_file_p.

Fri Oct  6 12:24:47 1995  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_write_archive_contents): Return false, not
        NULL.

        * config.bfd (powerpc{,le}-{elf,sysv4,eabi,solaris2}): Add NT, and
        Mac object file formats.

Fri Oct  6 12:04:02 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffgen.c (coff_fix_symbol_name): Don't try to set up file
        auxent if there isn't one.
        (coff_write_symbols): If there is no file auxent, use SYMNMLEN
        rather than FILNMLEN as the maximum name length.

        * coffcode.h (bfd_coff_backend_data): Add new field
        _bfd_coff_print_aux.
        (bfd_coff_print_aux): New static function.
        (coff_pointerize_aux_hook (RS6000COFF_C version)): Pointerize the
        scnlen field of an XTY_LD csect aux entry.
        (coff_print_aux): New static function.
        (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Don't pointerize scnlen field; now done
        in coff_pointerize_aux_hook.
        (bfd_coff_std_swap_table): Initialize new field.
        * coffgen.c (coff_print_symbol): Call bfd_coff_print_aux.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_backend_data): Initialize new field.
        * coff-mips.c (mips_ecoff_backend_data): Likewise.

        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): On AIX, clear F_RELFLG
        if there are symbols, for native AIX ld compatibility.

        * coffcode.h (bfd_coff_backend_data): Add new field
        _bfd_coff_pointerize_aux_hook.
        (coff_pointerize_aux_hook): Define as a function if RS6000COFF_C
        or I960, and as 0 otherwise.
        (bfd_coff_std_swap_table): Initialize new field.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coffgen.c (coff_pointerize_aux): Change parameters  to take
        symbol pointer instead of type and class, and to take aux index.
        Call _bfd_coff_pointerize_aux_hook if it is defined.
        (coff_get_normalized_symtab): Always call coff_pointerize_aux.
        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_backend_data): Initialize all fields.
        * coff-mips.c (mips_ecoff_backend_data): Likewise.

        * coff-rs6000.c: Add full support for AIX archives.  Rewrite old
        read-only/host-only support.

        * coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Set C_HIDEXT symbols to be
        BSF_LOCAL.
        (OTHER_GLOBAL_CLASS): Do not define to be C_HIDEXT if
        RS6000COFF_C.

        * targets.c (bfd_target): Add _bfd_read_ar_hdr field.  Modify
        BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE accordingly.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_snarf_ar_hdr): Don't declare.
        (_bfd_compute_and_write_armap): Declare.
        (_bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr): Declare.
        (_bfd_read_ar_hdr): Define.
        (_bfd_noarchive_read_ar_hdr): Define.
        (_bfd_archive_bsd_read_ar_hdr): Define.
        (_bfd_archive_coff_read_ar_hdr): Define.
        * archive.c: Change all callers of _bfd_snarf_ar_hdr to call
        _bfd_read_ar_hdr instead.
        (_bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr): Rename from _bfd_snarf_ar_hdr.
        (_bfd_compute_and_write_armap): Rename from
        compute_and_write_armap.  Make non-static.  Change all callers.
        * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_slurp_armap): Call _bfd_read_ar_hdr rather
        than _bfd_snarf_ar_hdr.
        * aout-target.h (MY_read_ar_hdr): Define if not defined.
        * ieee.c (ieee_read_ar_hdr): Define.
        * libecoff.h (_bfd_ecoff_read_ar_hdr): Define.
        * oasys.c (oasys_read_ar_hdr): Define.
        * som.c (som_read_ar_hdr): Define.
        * bfd-in2.h, libbfd.h: Rebuild.

Thu Oct  5 14:04:07 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * peicode.c (coff_swap_filehdr_in): If symptr is
        zero, there aren't any symbols, even if nsyms is set.

Thu Oct  5 11:45:02 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * libecoff.h (struct ecoff_backend_data): Add adjust_headers
        field.
        * ecoff.c (ecoff_sec_to_styp_flags): Check for various Alpha
        sections, and set styp correctly for them: .got, .hash, .dynamic,
        .liblist, .rel.dyn, .conflic, .dynstr, .dynsym, .comment.
        (_bfd_ecoff_styp_to_sec_flags): Check for various Alpha section
        types.
        (ecoff_sort_hdrs): New static function.
        (ecoff_compute_section_file_positions): Return boolean, not void.
        Sort the sections by VMA before looking through them.  Put the
        first non SEC_ALLOC section on a new page.  Put every SEC_ALLOC
        section on an appropriate boundary within the page.
        (ecoff_compute_reloc_file_positions): Check return value of
        ecoff_compute_section_file_positions.
        (_bfd_ecoff_set_section_contents): Likewise.
        (_bfd_ecoff_write_object_contents): Check for various Alpha
        section types when incrementing text_size and data_size.  Call
        adjust_headers backend function if it exists.
        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_adjust_headers): New static function.
        (alpha_ecoff_backend_data): Initialize adjust_headers field.
        * coff-mips.c (mips_ecoff_backend_data): Likewise.

        * hosts/i386bsd.h: Restore file incorrectly deleted on Sep 6.

Wed Oct  4 18:15:02 1995  Jeff Law  (law@hurl.cygnus.com)

        * rs6000-core.c (CORE_VERSION_1): Use CORE_VERSION_1 instead
        of ALTERNATE_AIX_CORE_FORMAT.
        * configure.in (aix4): No longer need CORE_FLAGS.
        * configure: Updated.

Wed Oct  4 15:36:36 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        NS32k changes from Ian Dall:
        * aoutx.h (MY_final_link_relocate, MY_relocate_contents): New
        macros.
        (aout_link_input_section_std, aout_link_input_section_ext,
        aout_link_reloc_link_order): Call them instead of _bfd_*
        versions.
        * aout-target.h (MY_exec_header_not_counted): New macro, defaults
        to zero.
        (backend_data): Use it instead of hardcoded zero.

        * aout-ns32k.c (CTOR_TABLE_RELOC_HOWTO): New macro.
        (MY_swap_std_reloc_out): Use udata.i for KEEPIT, don't call stoi.

        * ns32knetbsd.c: Include bfd.h.
        (MY_text_includes_header, MY_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): New macros.
        (MY_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Declare function too.
        * pc532-mach.c (set_sizes): Don't declare.
        (MY_text_includes_header, MY_exec_header_not_counted): Define.
        (backend_data, MY_backend_data): Don't define.

        * config.bfd: Treat ns32k-pc532-ux* like ns32k-pc532-mach*, and
        ns32k-*-lites* like ns32k-*-netbsd*.

        * hosts/nbsd.h: Swap order of sys/vmparam.h and sys/param.h, to
        compile on lites.

Wed Oct  4 14:15:52 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Restore setting
        f_timdat to 0, deleted on August 22.

Tue Oct  3 16:28:32 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_bfd_copy_private_symbol_data,
        coff_bfd_copy_private_section_data,
        coff_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data): ifdef to allow overrides.
        * peicode.h (coff_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data): New
        (pe_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data): New.
        (coff_swap_scnhdr_in): Swap bss size into the right place.
        (pe_print_private_bfd_data): Add some newlines.

Tue Oct  3 11:53:04 1995  Jeff Law  (law@hurl.cygnus.com)

        * som.c (setup_sections): Don't die if a space has no subspaces.

Mon Oct  2 14:08:55 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't let a weak
        dynamic symbol override a common symbol.  Don't change the size or
        type if they have been set and the new symbol is not a definition.
        Warn if the size or type changes.

Sun Oct  1 01:34:41 1995  Jeff Law  (law@hurl.cygnus.com)

        * som.c (som_begin_writing): Don't write the symbol table or
        symbol  strings.
        (som_finish_writing): Write them here.  Place them after the
        subspace data, but before the relocs.

Fri Sep 29 11:01:55 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * sunos.c (sunos_add_one_symbol): Just pass false, not
        info->shared_library, to sunos_create_dynamic_sections.
        (sunos_scan_ext_relocs): Don't warn about a reloc in the .text
        section.
        (sunos_check_dynamic_reloc): Remove .text section assertion.

Thu Sep 28 18:48:47 1995  Stan Shebs  <shebs@andros.cygnus.com>

        * config.bfd: Add powerpc-*-macos*, powerpc-*-mpw*.
        * configure, configure.in: Add pmac_xcoff_vec case.
        * Makefile.in (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add coff-pmac.o.
        * coff-pmac.c: New file, PowerMac XCOFF support.
        * coffcode.h (coff_set_arch_mach_hook): Add PowerMac case.
        * targets.c (pmac_xcoff_vec): Declare.

        * mpw-config.in: Various changes to be compatible with the
        autoconf-based configury.
        * mpw-make.sed: New file, sed commands to translate Unix
        makefile into MPW syntax.
        * mpw-make.in: Remove.
        * hosts/mpw.h: Remove.
        * bfd-in.h, bfd-in2.h: If MPW, include the file that defines
        true and false as enums, then define TRUE_FALSE_ALREADY_DEFINED.

Thu Sep 28 17:06:23 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * binary.c (binary_get_symtab): Return an empty string on error.
        * opncls.c (bfd_fdpenr): Change WIN32 restriction to WINGDB.

Thu Sep 28 15:30:44 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@nellie>

        * coff-ppc.c: Reformatted according to gnu conventions
                      Removed irrelevant "if 0" code

Thu Sep 28 11:19:53 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * hp300hpux.c (convert_sym_type): Treat secondary symbols as weak
        symbols rather than as indirect symbols.
        (MY(slurp_symbol_table)): Don't do anything special about
        secondary symbols.

        * coffcode.h (coff_new_section_hook): Make sure that the alignment
        of .ctors and .dtors sections is no larger than 2.

        * sunos.c (sunos_add_one_symbol): Don't change
        bfd_link_hash_common to bfd_link_hash_new, since it may be on the
        undef list.
        (bfd_sunos_record_link_assignment): Don't put __DYNAMIC in the
        dynamic symbols when creating a shared library.
        (sunos_scan_ext_relocs): Handle relocs correctly when creating a
        shared library.
        (sunos_scan_dynamic_symbol): Don't mark the __DYNAMIC symbol as
        written even if it is not defined in a regular object.
        (sunos_write_dynamic_symbol): Use plt_offset for the address of
        the jump table reloc.  Add an assertion.  Use RELOC_JMP_SLOT
        rather than the constant 22.
        (sunos_check_dynamic_reloc): Handle creating a shared library.
        (sunos_finish_dynamic_link): Set the first entry in the GOT to
        zero when creating a shared library.
        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,final_link)): If there is a symbol __DYNAMIC,
        write it out at the start of the symbol table.

        * Makefile.in (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add coff-arm.o.

Thu Sep 28 00:58:05 1995  Doug Evans  <dje@deneb.cygnus.com>

        * config.bfd: Add arm-*-coff.
        * configure.in, configure: Add armcoff_{little,big}_vec.
        * targets.c (armcoff_{little,big}_vec): Declare.
        (bfd_target_vector): Add armcoff_{little,big}_vec.
        * coff-arm.c (armcoff_{little,big}_vec): Always define.

Wed Sep 27 10:37:14 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * targets.c (bfd_find_target): Remove debugging code.

Wed Sep 27 07:23:39 1995  Kim Knuttila  <krk@nellie>

        * coff-ppc.c, pe-ppc.c, pei-ppc.c: Initial bfd for coff/PE 
        support on powerpc.
        * Makefile.in: added *-ppc files
        * coffcode.h: ppc MAGIC, and use peicode.h rather than coffswap.h to
        allow pe based .o's to be shared with other tools on ppc/NT
        * config.bfd: added powerpc[le]-[pe|winnt] config support
        * configure, configure.in: added bfd_powerpc[le]_pe[i]_vec 
        * peicode.h: Added more section flags for PE on ppc
                     Added coff_swap_filehdr_out to allow peicode.h to be
                     used for non-image PE files on ppc.
                     Check for image, or not, before copying pe_opthdr
        * targets.c: Added new bfd's
        * targets.c: Removed two inactive bfds that shouldn't have made it this
                     far.

Tue Sep 26 14:06:41 1995  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_reloc_type): Rename from reloc_type, and use
        explicit values to initialize all relocs.  Change all users.
        (ppc_elf_brtaken_inner): New function to handle branch predicition
        relocs.
        (ppc_elf_brtaken_reloc): Ditto.
        (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Use new functions.  Make sure all unsupported
        relocs use ppc_elf_unsupported_reloc.
        (ppc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Keep track of whether an error
        needs to be reported.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Support branch prediction relocs.

Tue Sep 26 12:48:05 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * bfd.c (bfd_assert): Remove \n from string passed to
        _bfd_error_handler.

        * coff-i386.c: (TWO_DATA_SECS): Don't define.
        * coffcode.h (bfd_coff_backend_data): Remove _bfd_make_section_hook.
        (bfd_coff_make_section_hook): Don't define.
        (coff_make_section_hook): Remove.
        (sec_to_styp_flags): Remove TWO_DATA_SECS case.
        (styp_to_sec_flags): Likewise.
        (coff_write_object_contents): Likewise.
        (bfd_coff_std_swap_table): Don't initialize make_section_hook
        field.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coffgen.c (make_a_section_from_file): Just call
        bfd_make_section_anyway, not bfd_make_section or
        bfd_coff_make_section_hook.
        * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_make_section_hook): Remove.
        * libecoff.h (_bfd_ecoff_make_section_hook): Don't declare.
        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_backend_data): Don't initialize
        make_section_hook field.
        * coff-mips.c (mips_ecoff_backend_data): Likewise.

        * aoutx.h (translate_from_native_sym_flags): Don't try to stuff
        pointers into value field for warning and indirect symbols; just
        leave the value field alone.
        * linker.c (generic_link_add_symbol_list): Use next symbol for
        warning and indirect symbols, rather than looking in symbol value.
        * ecoff.c (ecoff_set_symbol_info): Remove indirect_ptr_ptr
        parameter.  Change all callers.  Remove support for indirect
        symbols; it didn't work anyhow.
        (_bfd_ecoff_slurp_symbol_table): Remove indirect_ptr variable.
        * syms.c: Change comments about BSF_WARNING and BSF_INDIRECT.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

Mon Sep 25 16:04:09 1995  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_howto_raw): For all 14-bit branch relocs,
        go back to telling the tools this reloc operates on 32 bits.

Mon Sep 25 11:48:02 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * aout-adobe.c (aout_adobe_callback): Use _bfd_error_handler
        rather than a direct fprintf.
        * archive.c (_bfd_write_archive_contents): Likewise.
        * coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_unsupported_reloc): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * i386linux.c (linux_tally_symbols): Likewise.
        (linux_finish_dynamic_link): Likewise.
        * osf-core.c (osf_core_core_file_p): Likewise.
        * rs6000-core.c (rs6000coff_get_section_contents): Likewise.
        * som.c (som_sizeof_headers): Likewise.
        * srec.c (srec_bad_byte): Likewise.
        * bfd.c (bfd_assert): Likewise.  Also change file to be const.
        * libbfd-in.h (bfd_assert): Declare first parameter const.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * coff-a29k.c (a29k_reloc): Don't bother to fprintf; returning
        bfd_reloc_overflow is enough.
        * coff-h8300.c (rtype2howto): Don't bother to fprintf; just abort.
        * coff-h8500.c (rtype2howto): Likewise.
        * coff-z8k.c (rtype2howto): Likewise.
        * coffcode.h (dummy_reloc16_extra_cases): Likewise.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_get_lineno): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_no_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_no_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * hp300hpux.c (convert_sym_type): Likewise.
        (MY(swap_std_reloc_in)): Likewise.
        * elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr): Remove #if 0 sections.

        * libaout.h (struct aoutdata): Add line_buf field.
        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,find_nearest_line)): Remove statics buffer
        and filename_buffer.  Instead, use a malloc buffer stored in the
        new line_buf field.  Remove length restrictions.

        * coffgen.c (string_size): Remove static variable.
        (debug_string_size, debug_string_section): Likewise.
        (coff_fix_symbol_name): Add string_size_p, debug_string_section_p,
        and debug_string_size_p parameters.  Use them instead of the
        global variables.  Change all callers.
        (coff_write_symbol): Likewise.
        (coff_write_alien_symbol, coff_write_native_symbol): Likewise.
        (coff_write_symbols): Add local variables to replace removed
        global variables.

        * libcoff-in.h (struct coff_section_tdata): Add offset, i,
        function, and line_base fields.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * coffgen.c (coff_find_nearest_line): Use section tdata to cache
        information, rather than using static variables.

        * sunos.c (sunos_read_dynamic_info): Adjust offsets in an NMAGIC
        file.  From Peter DeWolf <pld@amt.tay1.dec.com>.

        * init.c (initialized): Remove static variable.
        (bfd_init): Don't bother setting initialized.
        (bfd_check_init): Remove.
        * opncls.c (_bfd_new_bfd): Don't call bfd_check_init.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuild.

Sat Sep 23 01:22:23 1995  Peter Schauer  (pes@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de)

        * rs6000-core.c (rs6000coff_core_p):  Don't check the core file
        size for full core dumps. Copy core file header to private data.
        (rs6000coff_core_file_failing_command,
        rs6000coff_core_file_failing_signal):  New functions to extract
        the file name and terminating signal from the core file.
        * coff-rs6000.c:  Use them.

Fri Sep 22 17:44:47 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        Change arch info to be const, initialized at compile time.
        * archures.c: Reindent many functions.  Change CONST to const.
        (bfd_arch_info_type): Make arch_name const.  Remove disassemble;
        nothing set it anyhow.  Make next const.
        (bfd_arch_info_list): Remove.
        (bfd_archures_list): Rename from archures_init_table.  Change from
        a table of function pointers to a table of bfd_arch_info_type
        structure addresses.
        (bfd_scan_arch): Rewrite accordingly.  Return a const pointer.
        (bfd_lookup_arch): Likewise.
        (bfd_set_arch_info): Rewrite accordingly.  Change argument to be a
        const pointer.
        (bfd_default_arch_struct): Make const.
        (bfd_arch_init, bfd_arch_linkin): Remove.
        (bfd_get_arch_info): Return a const pointer.
        * init.c (bfd_init): Don't call bfd_arch_init.
        * bfd.c (struct _bfd): Make arch_info const.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuild.
        * configure.in: Put & before everything in $selarchs.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * cpu-*.c: Change bfd_*_arch from a function which calls
        bfd_arch_linkin to a const structure.
        * ieee.c (ieee_object_p): Make arch const.

Fri Sep 22 16:23:18 1995  Michael Meissner  <meissner@tiktok.cygnus.com>

        * reloc.c (bfd_reloc_code_type): Add relocations to support all of
        PowerPC V.4.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.

        * elf32-ppc.c (reloc_type): Update names to match current draft.
        (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Mark 14 bit relocs as short sized and PC
        relative.  Update names to current V.4 draft.
        (ppc_elf_reloc_type_lookup): Add support for more relocations.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Rename relocations to match draft.

Thu Sep 21 21:53:18 1995  Michael Meissner  <meissner@cygnus.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Allow modules
        compiled with -mrelocatable-lib to be linked with either normal
        modules or -mrelocatable modules.

Wed Sep 20 12:03:26 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Clear the vstamp field
        in the a.out header.

        * aoutx.h (NAME(aout,swap_ext_reloc_out)): Don't set r_extern for
        a reloc against a local symbol, even if it's not a section.

Tue Sep 19 17:02:26 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * targets.c (bfd_target): Remove unused align_power_min field.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * All backends: Remove initialization of align_power_min.

Tue Sep 19 14:02:21 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (coff_swap_scnhdr_out): Get sizes for BSS right.

Mon Sep 18 14:35:01 1995  Arne H. Juul  <arnej@pvv.unit.no>

        * config.bfd (mips-dec-netbsd*): New target.
        * configure.host (mips-dec-netbsd*): New host.
        * configure.in (mips-dec-netbsd*): New native.
        * configure: Rebuild.

Fri Sep 15 10:24:36 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        Make the COFF backend linker merge common types:
        * cofflink.c (struct coff_debug_merge_element): Define.
        (struct coff_debug_merge_type): Define.
        (struct coff_debug_merge_hash_entry): Define.
        (struct coff_debug_merge_hash_table): Define.
        (coff_debug_merge_hash_table_init): Define.
        (coff_debug_merge_hash_table_free): Define.
        (coff_debug_merge_hash_lookup): Define.
        (struct coff_final_link_info): Add debug_merge field.
        (coff_debug_merge_hash_newfunc): New static function.
        (_bfd_coff_final_link): Allocate and free debug_merge table.
        (coff_link_input_bfd): Merge identical enum, struct and union
        types.

Thu Sep 14 14:53:58 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        Convert i960 COFF to use COFF backend linker.
        * coff-i960.c (coff_i960_relocate): Use a coff_section_data
        structure to store the symbol being used.
        (coff_i960_start_final_link): New static function.
        (coff_i960_relocate_section): New static function.
        (coff_i960_adjust_symndx): New static function.
        (coff_start_final_link): Define.
        (coff_relocate_section): Define.
        (coff_adjust_symndx): Define.
        * coffcode.h (bfd_coff_backend_data): Add new callback function
        _bfd_coff_start_final_link.
        (bfd_coff_start_final_link): Define.
        (coff_start_final_link): Define if not defined.
        (bfd_coff_std_swap_table): Add coff_start_final_link.
        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_internal_syment_name): Make globally
        visible.
        (_bfd_coff_final_link): Call bfd_coff_start_final_link if the
        function callback is not NULL.
        * libcoff-in.h (struct coff_section_tdata): Add tdata field.
        (_bfd_coff_internal_syment_name): Declare.
        * libcoff.h: Rebuild.
        * configure.in (icoff_big_vec): Add cofflink.o.
        (icoff_little_vec): Likewise.
        * configure: Rebuild.

Wed Sep 13 17:38:23 1995  Fred Fish  <fnf@rtl.cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in (clean-info): Remove extraneous tab from line
        following action.

Wed Sep 13 13:27:53 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * cofflink.c (coff_link_input_bfd): Fail if a section with no
        contents has relocs.

Thu Sep 12 12:45:34 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_compute_section_file_positions): Keep the
        raw size safe. 
        (coff_write_object_contents): Remember if it's a relocatable
        file.
        * libcoff-in.h (pe_data_type): New member 'has_reloc_section'
        * peicode.h (coff_swap_filehdr_out): Clear not-reloc flag
        if relocatable file. Swap out saved raw size.

Tue Sep 12 12:14:33 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in (do_maintainer_clean): Rename from do_realclean.
        (maintainer-clean): Rename from realclean, passing
        maintainer-clean down to subdirectories, but leave realclean as a
        synonym.

        * linker.c (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol): Pass symbol name to
        warning callback.

        * dep-in.sed: Remove config.h from generated dependencies.

        * sunos.c (sunos_slurp_dynamic_symtab): New static function,
        broken out of sunos_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab.
        (sunos_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab): Call new function
        sunos_slurp_dynamic_symtab.
        (sunos_add_dynamic_symbols): Add three new parameters.  Return the
        dynamic symbol table to the caller.
        * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Permit add_dynamic_symbols
        callback to override the symbols being read.
        * libaout.h (struct aout_backend_data): Add three new parameters
        to add_dynamic_symbols callback.

        Extensive minor changes to avoid various gcc warnings.  Also:
        * Makefile.in (BFD32_BACKENDS): Remove coff-arm.o.
        * archures.c (bfd_arch_info_type): Change mach field from long to
        unsigned long.
        (bfd_lookup_arch): Change machine parameter from long to unsigned
        long.

Mon Sep 11 10:55:47 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * sunos.c (sunos_scan_std_relocs): Fix BFD_ASSERT: it's OK to find
        a symbol with a non-zero plt_offset.

Fri Sep  8 11:47:24 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * elfcode.h (align_file_position): Remove; not used.

        * configure.in: Only check for <sys/procfs.h> on a native system,
        and make sure it defines prstatus_t.
        * configure: Rebuild.

Thu Sep  7 12:48:01 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * sunos.c (sunos_write_dynamic_symbol): Correct m68k abort test.

        * config.in: Rename from config.h.in.
        * configure.in: Call AC_CONFIG_HEADER with config.h:config.in.
        Check for config.h:config.in when creating stamp-h.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * Makefile.in (stamp-h): Depend upon config.in rather than
        config.h.in.  Set CONFIG_HEADERS to config.h:config.in when
        calling config.status.

        * Makefile.in (do_distclean): Remove config.h and stamp-h.
        (Makefile): Just rebuild Makefile.
        (config.h, stamp-h): New targets.
        * configure.in: Create stamp-h when rebuilding config.h.
        * configure: Rebuild.

Wed Sep  6 15:00:33 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * configure.in: Call AC_CONFIG_HEADER.  Substitute
        HOST_64BIT_LONG.  Check that various header files exist.  Check
        that fcntl exists.  Call BFD_BINARY_FOPEN.  Check whether malloc
        and/or free need to be declared.  Don't make a link to sysdep.h.
        Define TRAD_HEADER for various hosts.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * configure.host: Don't set my_host.  Add definitions taken from
        host header files for various entries.  Remove entries which now
        do nothing.
        * acconfig.h: New file.
        * config.h.in: New file, built by autoheader.
        * sysdep.h: New file.
        * Makefile.in (do_distclean): Don't remove sysdep.h.
        (RECONFIG): Remove.
        (LOCAL_H_DEPS): New variable.
        ($(BFD_LIBS)): Use $(LOCAL_H_DEPS) rather than libbfd.h and
        $(RECONFIG).
        ($(BFD_MACHINES), $(BFD_BACKENDS)): Likewise.
        ($(OPTIONAL_BACKENDS)): Likewise.
        (stmp-bfd.h): Just substitute for BFD_HOST_64BIT_LONG, rather than
        looking through sysdep.h.
        * bfd-in.h (BFD_HOST_64BIT_LONG): Define; set by Makefile.
        (BFD_HOST_64_BIT): Define based on BFD_HOST_64BIT_LONG.
        (fprintf_vma, sprintf_vma): Likewise.
        (int64_type, uint64_type): Don't define.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.
        * archures.c, bfd.c, srec.c: Include <ctype.h>.
        * elfcore.h: Check HAVE_SYS_PROCFS_H rather than HAVE_PROCFS.
        * lynx-core.c: Include stuff from old hosts/lynx.h.
        * opncls.c (bfd_fdopenr): Check HAVE_FNCTL and defined (F_GETFL),
        rather than NO_FCNTL.
        * targets.c (bfd_target_list): Check HOST_HPPAHPUX and ! __STDC__
        rather than NATIVE_HPPAHPUX_COMPILER.
        * trad-core.c: Don't include <errno.h>.  Include TRAD_HEADER if it
        is defined.
        * hosts/*.h: Remove all header files which merely include,
        declare, and define things.  Leave header files which define
        information needed by trad-core.c.

        * aclocal.m4 (BFD_BINARY_FOPEN): Define.
        (BFD_CC_FOR_BUILD): Define.
        * configure.in: Use BFD_CC_FOR_BUILD.
        * configure: Rebuild.

Tue Sep  5 19:35:28 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * aclocal.m4: Don't try to grep ../Makefile if it doesn't exist.
        * configure: Rebuild.

        * coff-sparc.c (CALC_ADDEND): Don't set the addend to the value of
        a global symbol.

Tue Sep  5 12:48:26 1995  Jason Molenda   (crash@phydeaux.cygnus.com)

        * config.bfd: i386pe_ve -> i386pe_vec.

Mon Sep  4 14:02:43 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * configure.host: Incorporate host Makefile fragments by setting
        shell variables.
        * configure.in: Call AC_PROG_CC.  Substitute CFLAGS, HDEFINES and
        AR.  Call AC_PROG_INSTALL.  Substitute CC_FOR_BUILD, choosing a
        value based on whether the code is being compiled by a cross
        compiler.  Don't substitute host_makefile_frag or frags.
        * aclocal.m4: New file to define local AC_PROG_CC.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * Makefile.in (INSTALL): Set to @INSTALL@.
        (INSTALL_PROGRAM): Set to @INSTALL_PROGRAM@.
        (INSTALL_DATA): Set to @INSTALL_DATA@.
        (AR): Set to @AR@.
        (CC): Define as @CC@.
        (CFLAGS): Set to @CFLAGS@.
        (CC_FOR_BUILD): Set to @CC_FOR_BUILD@.
        (@host_makefile_frag@): Remove.
        (ALL_CFLAGS): Change $(HDEFINES) to @HDEFINES@.  Move $(CFLAGS)
        after other options.
        (config.status): Remove dependency upon @frags@.
        * config/*.mh, config/README: Remove.

        * config.bfd: Rewrite to incorporate the contents of the Makefile
        fragments by setting shell variables, rather than merely returning
        the name of a Makefile fragment.
        * configure.in: Use shell variables set by config.bfd rather than
        looking at the target Makefile fragment files.  Don't substitute
        target_makefile_frag.  Do substitute TDEFINES.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * Makefile.in (@target_makefile_frag@): Remove.
        (ALL_CFLAGS): Change $(TDEFINES) to @TDEFINES@.
        * config/*.mt: Remove.

Mon Sep  4 03:13:28 1995  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@cygnus.com>

        * configure.in: Put changequote lines around "i[345]86" patterns
        section of core file support.

Sun Sep  3 11:31:58 1995  Jeff Law  (law@snake.cs.utah.edu)

        * som.c (som_bfd_print_private_bfd_data): Define to use the
        generic version.

Fri Sep  1 17:08:40 1995  steve chamberlain  <sac@slash.cygnus.com>

        * peicode.h (coff_swap_aouthdr_in): Add ImageBase to
        entry, text_start and data_start.

Fri Sep  1 18:06:28 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * Makefile.in (OFILES): Remove $(TDEPFILES).
        * config/apollo.mt (TDEPFILES): Remove.
        * config/README: Update.

        * configure.in: For a native configuration, set COREFILE and
        COREFLAG based on the canonical host name.
        * configure: Rebuild.
        * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies.
        (ALL_CFLAGS): Add @COREFLAG@.
        (OFILES): Replace $(HDEPFILES) with @COREFILE@.
        * coff-rs6000.c: Check AIX_CORE rather than HOST_AIX for core file
        support routines.  Check LYNX_CORE rather than HOST_LYNX.
        * lynx-core.c: Check LYNX_CORE rather than HOST_LYNX.
        * i386lynx.c: Likewise.
        * m68klynx.c: Likewise.
        * sparclynx.c: Likewise.
        * rs6000-core.c: Check AIX_CORE rather than HOST_AIX.
        * *-core.c: Comment changes.
        * config/decstation.mh (HDEPFILES): Remove.
        (HDEFINES): Remove -DTRAD_CORE.
        * config/irix3.mh (RANLIB): Remove.
        * config/irix4.mh (HDEPFILES, RANLIB): Remove.
        (HDEFINES): Remove -DIRIX_CORE.
        * config/riscos.mh (RANLIB, HDEPFILES): Remove.
        (HDEFINES): Remove -DTRAD_CORE.
        * config/ncr3000.mh (AR_FLAGS, RANLIB): Remove.
        * config/ultra3.mh (RANLIB): Remove.
        * config/aix4.mh, config/alphaosf.mh, config/amix.mh: Remove.
        * config/apollo.mh, config/delta68.mh, config/delta88.mh: Remove.
        * config/dpx2.mh, config/esix.mh, config/harris.mh: Remove.
        * config/hp300.mh, config/hp300bsd.mh, config/hppabsd.mh: Remove.
        * config/hppahpux.mh, config/hppaosf.mh: Remove.
        * config/i386aix.mh, config/i386bsd.mh: Remove.
        * config/i386linux.mh, config/i386mach3.mh: Remove.
        * config/i386sco.mh, config/i386v.mh, config/i386v4.mh: Remove.
        * config/irix5.mh, config/m88kmach3.mh, config/mipsbsd.mh: Remove.
        * config/mipsmach3.mh, config/news-mips.mh: Remove.
        * config/news.mh, config/pc532mach.mh, config/riscix.mh: Remove.
        * config/rs600.mh, config/rs6000lynx.mh: Remove.
        * config/solaris2.mh, config/stratus.mh: Remove.
        * config/symmetry.mh, config/sysv4.mh, config/tahoe.mh: Remove.
        * config/vaxbsd.mh, config/vaxult.mh, config/vaxult2.mh: Remove.

Fri Sep  1 15:18:50 1995  Kazumoto Kojima  <kkojima@info.kanagawa-u.ac.jp>

        * elflink.h (elf_bfd_final_link): Don't change a DT_INIT or
        DT_FINI entry if the appropriate symbol is not in the hash table.

        * libelf.h (struct elf_backend_data): Add create_program_headers
        and want_hdr_in_seg fields.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_want_hdr_in_seg): Define if not
        defined.
        (elf_backend_create_program_headers): Likewise.
        (elfNN_bed): Initialize create_program_headers and
        want_hdr_in_seg.
        * elf.c (get_program_header_size): Call create_program_headers
        backend routine.
        (map_program_segments): Check want_hdr_in_seg backend field.  Call
        create_program_headers backend routine.

        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_except_relocs): Align non allocated
        sections when creating an executable.

        * elfcode.h (elf_swap_phdr_in): Make non static.
        (elf_swap_phdr_out): Make non static.
        * libelf.h (bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in): Declare.
        (bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_out): Declare.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_phdr_in): Declare.
        (bfd_elf64_swap_phdr_out): Declare.

        * ecofflink.c (ecoff_collect_shuffle): New static function.
        (_bfd_ecoff_get_accumulated_pdr): New function.
        (_bfd_ecoff_get_accumulated_sym): New function.
        (_bfd_ecoff_get_accumulated_ss): New function.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_ecoff_get_accumulated_pdr): Declare.
        (_bfd_ecoff_get_accumulated_sym): Declare.
        (_bfd_ecoff_get_accumulated_ss): Declare.
        * libbfd.h: Rebuild.

Fri Sep  1 13:20:25 1995  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>

        * libecoff.h (_bfd_ecoff_bfd_print_private_bfd_data): Fix typo.

        * elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Handle indirect and
        warning symbols.  If any section is named .gnu.warning.XXX, treat
        the contents as a warning to be issued if the symbol XXX is
        referenced.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): For an indirect or warning symbol, just
        output the symbol it points to.

        * linker.c (_bfd_link_hash_newfunc): Don't bother to set bfd_error
        if bfd_hash_allocate fails, since it will already be set.
        (generic_link_hash_newfunc): Likewise.
        (archive_hash_newfunc): Likewise.
        (hash_entry_bfd): New static function.
        (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol): Pass new arguments to warning
        callback.  Allocate a new warning using the hash table newfunc.
        Use bfd_hash_replace to update the entry in the hash table, rather
        than assuming we can copy the fields with structure assignment.

        * hash.c (bfd_hash_replace): New function.
        * bfd-in.h (bfd_hash_replace): Declare.
        * bfd-in2.h: Rebuild.

Fri Sep  1 08:12:50 1995  James G. Smith  <jsmith@beauty.cygnus.com>

        * config.bfd: Add mips*vr4300-*-elf* target.
        * config/mipsbvr4300.mt: Added.

See file ChangeLog.2

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