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GNU Info (ld.info)Format CommandsCommands dealing with object file formats ----------------------------------------- A couple of linker script commands deal with object file formats. `OUTPUT_FORMAT(BFDNAME)' `OUTPUT_FORMAT(DEFAULT, BIG, LITTLE)' The `OUTPUT_FORMAT' command names the BFD format to use for the output file (Note: BFD). Using `OUTPUT_FORMAT(BFDNAME)' is exactly like using `--oformat BFDNAME' on the command line (Note: Command Line Options.). If both are used, the command line option takes precedence. You can use `OUTPUT_FORMAT' with three arguments to use different formats based on the `-EB' and `-EL' command line options. This permits the linker script to set the output format based on the desired endianness. If neither `-EB' nor `-EL' are used, then the output format will be the first argument, DEFAULT. If `-EB' is used, the output format will be the second argument, BIG. If `-EL' is used, the output format will be the third argument, LITTLE. For example, the default linker script for the MIPS ELF target uses this command: OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf32-bigmips, elf32-bigmips, elf32-littlemips) This says that the default format for the output file is `elf32-bigmips', but if the user uses the `-EL' command line option, the output file will be created in the `elf32-littlemips' format. `TARGET(BFDNAME)' The `TARGET' command names the BFD format to use when reading input files. It affects subsequent `INPUT' and `GROUP' commands. This command is like using `-b BFDNAME' on the command line (Note: Command Line Options.). If the `TARGET' command is used but `OUTPUT_FORMAT' is not, then the last `TARGET' command is also used to set the format for the output file. Note: BFD. automatically generated by info2www version 1.2.2.9 |