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

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

 o - A source of space lossage is that all the target-dependent code
     is in a single bfd_target structure.  Hence all the code for
     *writing* object files is still pulled into all the applications
     that only care about *reading* (gdb, nm, objdump), while gas has
     to carry along all the unneeded baggage for reading objects.  And
     so on.  This would be a substantial change, and the payoff would
     not all that great (essentially none if bfd is used as a shared
     library).

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

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

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

 o - upgrade the reloc handling as per Steve's suggestion.
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252b5132 RH	1	Things that still need to be done: -- Text --
	2
	3	o - A source of space lossage is that all the target-dependent code
	4	is in a single bfd_target structure. Hence all the code for
	5	writing object files is still pulled into all the applications
	6	that only care about reading (gdb, nm, objdump), while gas has
	7	to carry along all the unneeded baggage for reading objects. And
	8	so on. This would be a substantial change, and the payoff would
	9	not all that great (essentially none if bfd is used as a shared
	10	library).
	11
	12	o - The storage needed by BFD data structures is also larger than strictly
	13	needed. This may be difficult to do much about.
	14
	15	o - implement bfd_abort, which should close the bfd but not alter the
	16	filesystem.
	17
	18	o - update the bfd doc; write a how-to-write-a-backend doc, take out
	19	the stupid quips and fill in all the blanks.
	20
	21	o - upgrade the reloc handling as per Steve's suggestion.
5bf135a7	22	\f
b3adc24a	23	Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
252b5132	24
5bf135a7 NC	25	Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
	26	are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
	27	notice and this notice are preserved.