| BFD is an object file library. It permits applications to use the |
| same routines to process object files regardless of their format. |
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| BFD is used by the GNU debugger, assembler, linker, and the binary |
| utilities. |
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| The documentation on using BFD is scanty and may be occasionally |
| incorrect. Pointers to documentation problems, or an entirely |
| rewritten manual, would be appreciated. |
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| There is some BFD internals documentation in doc/bfdint.texi which may |
| help programmers who want to modify BFD. |
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| BFD is normally built as part of another package. See the build |
| instructions for that package, probably in a README file in the |
| appropriate directory. |
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| BFD supports the following configure options: |
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| --target=TARGET |
| The default target for which to build the library. TARGET is |
| a configuration target triplet, such as sparc-sun-solaris. |
| --enable-targets=TARGET,TARGET,TARGET... |
| Additional targets the library should support. To include |
| support for all known targets, use --enable-targets=all. |
| --enable-64-bit-bfd |
| Include support for 64 bit targets. This is automatically |
| turned on if you explicitly request a 64 bit target, but not |
| for --enable-targets=all. This requires a compiler with a 64 |
| bit integer type, such as gcc. |
| --enable-shared |
| Build BFD as a shared library. |
| --with-mmap |
| Use mmap when accessing files. This is faster on some hosts, |
| but slower on others. It may not work on all hosts. |
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| Report bugs in BFD to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/ |
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| Patches are encouraged. When sending patches, always send the output |
| of diff -u or diff -c from the original file to the new file. Do not |
| send default diff output. Do not make the diff from the new file to |
| the original file. Remember that any patch must not break other |
| systems. Remember that BFD must support cross compilation from any |
| host to any target, so patches which use ``#ifdef HOST'' are not |
| acceptable. Please also read the ``Reporting Bugs'' section of the |
| gcc manual. |
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| Bug reports without patches will be remembered, but they may never get |
| fixed until somebody volunteers to fix them. |
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| Copyright (C) 2012-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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| Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, |
| are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright |
| notice and this notice are preserved. |