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diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/doc.go b/src/cmd/ld/doc.go index 972e2a32c..e99e50466 100644 --- a/src/cmd/ld/doc.go +++ b/src/cmd/ld/doc.go @@ -4,8 +4,57 @@ /* -This directory contains the portable section of the Plan 9 C linkers. -See ../6l, ../8l, and ../5l for more information. +Ld is the portable code for a modified version of the Plan 9 linker. The original is documented at + http://plan9.bell-labs.com/magic/man2html/1/2l + +It reads object files (.5, .6, or .8 files) and writes a binary named for the +architecture (5.out, 6.out, 8.out) by default (if $GOOS is windows, a .exe suffix +will be appended). + +Major changes include: + - support for ELF, Mach-O and PE binary files + - support for segmented stacks (this feature is implemented here, not in the compilers). + +Original options are listed on the manual page linked above. + +Usage: + go tool 6l [flags] mainObj +Substitute 6l with 8l or 5l as appropriate. + +Options new in this version: + + -d + Elide the dynamic linking header. With this option, the binary + is statically linked and does not refer to a dynamic linker. Without this option + (the default), the binary's contents are identical but it is loaded with a dynamic + linker. This flag cannot be used when $GOOS is windows. + -Hdarwin (only in 6l/8l) + Write Apple Mach-O binaries (default when $GOOS is darwin) + -Hlinux + Write Linux ELF binaries (default when $GOOS is linux) + -Hfreebsd (only in 6l/8l) + Write FreeBSD ELF binaries (default when $GOOS is freebsd) + -Hnetbsd (only in 6l/8l) + Write NetBSD ELF binaries (default when $GOOS is netbsd) + -Hopenbsd (only in 6l/8l) + Write OpenBSD ELF binaries (default when $GOOS is openbsd) + -Hwindows (only in 6l/8l) + Write Windows PE32+ Console binaries (default when $GOOS is windows) + -Hwindowsgui (only in 6l/8l) + Write Windows PE32+ GUI binaries + -I interpreter + Set the ELF dynamic linker to use. + -L dir1 -L dir2 + Search for libraries (package files) in dir1, dir2, etc. + The default is the single location $GOROOT/pkg/$GOOS_$GOARCH. + -r dir1:dir2:... + Set the dynamic linker search path when using ELF. + -V + Print the linker version. + -X symbol value + Set the value of an otherwise uninitialized string variable. + The symbol name should be of the form importpath.name, + as displayed in the symbol table printed by "go tool nm". */ package documentation |