------ Tagged ld64-95.9
+-------- tagged ld64-123.2.1
-2009-02-13 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+2010-03-07 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
- <rdar://problem/6543423> Back out Linker changes for H2 hang
- * src/ld/Options.cpp: remove fPreventPageCrossingBranches
- * src/ld/MachOWriterExecutable.hpp: remove layout of __text so there are not page crossing branches
- * src/ld/MachOReaderRelocatable.hpp: parse but ignore ARM_THUMB_32BIT_BRANCH reloc
+ <rdar://problem/8955206> enable i386 ASLR
+-------- tagged ld64-123.2
------ Tagged ld64-95.8.3
+2010-12-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
-2009-03-31 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+ <rdar://problem/8746980> Man page typo: "dysmutil" under object_path_lto
- <rdar://problem/6719270> ld might set MH_WEAK_DEFINES when it should not
- * src/ld/MachOWriterExecutable.hpp: rescan fRegularDefAtomsThatOverrideADylibsWeakDef and only consider global ones
+2010-12-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+ <rdar://problem/8746896> ld64 crashes when warning about re-exported symbol
------ Tagged ld64-95.8.2
+-------- tagged ld64-123.1
-2009-03-18 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+2010-12-07 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
- * src/ld/MachOReaderRelocatable.hpp: back out -force_cpusubtype_ALL changes
+ <rdar://problem/8732097> assertion if symbol from re-exported dylib is in -exported_symbols_list
+-------- tagged ld64-123
------ Tagged ld64-95.8.1
+2010-12-06 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
-2009-03-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+ <rdar://problem/8649182> Change default search order and add -search_dylibs_first to restore old behavior
+
+2010-12-06 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8626058> ld should consistently warn when resolvers are not exported
+
+2010-12-02 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8723307> data segment has file offset 0
+
+-------- tagged ld64-122
+
+2010-12-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Add #define ARM_RELOC_HALF in case trying to build with old mach-o/arm/reloc.h header
+
+2010-11-30 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8134559> Linker should synthesize interworking stubs for tail calls
+ added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/branch-interworking
+
+2010-11-30 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8708091> Link Time Optimization error with tentative defs and -dead_strip
+ added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/lto-dead_strip-tentative
+
+-------- tagged ld64-121
+
+2010-11-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Add -dylibs option to dyldinfo tool
+
+2010-11-03 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7441442> Need support for ARM/thumb upper/lower 16 bit relocation
+
+2010-11-03 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8624334> Spelling typo in linker warning
+
+2010-11-02 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8616906> Xcode 4: ld -r doesn't work on files compiled with llvm-gcc -flto
+
+2010-11-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8618747> ld wrongly complaining about tlv relocs for i386
+
+2010-11-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Fix -why_live to list all references, not just first
+
+2010-11-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8612861>
+
+-------- tagged ld64-120.3
+
+2010-11-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8644314> revert default search order
+
+-------- tagged ld64-120.2
+
+2010-11-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8510696> ld -r corrupts multiple non-lazy sections
+
+-------- tagged ld64-120.1
+
+2010-10-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8612550> When order file used on data, turn ordered zero fill symbols into zero data
+
+-------- tagged ld64-120
+
+2010-10-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8592564> ld should use this-image ordinal for symbols from re-exported non-public dylibs
+ added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/re-export-and-use
+
+2010-10-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8284718> Value of N_SO stabs should be address of first atom from translation unit
+
+2010-10-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Always print arch name on undefined symbols error
+
+2010-10-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Add ld64 version number to crash logs
+
+2010-10-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7952947> -objc_abi_version 1 not supported
+
+2010-10-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/5591394> Add support to ld64 for N_FUN stabs when used for symbolic constants
+
+2010-10-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/3560832> Change default search order and add -search_dylibs_first to restore old behavior
+
+2010-10-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/6955037> -L flag should support a space between it and its argument
+
+2010-10-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8553647> Hidden resolver functions don't work with DYLD_BIND_AT_LAUNCH
+
+2010-10-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8541707> Support resolver functions for function pointer use from same linkage unit
+
+2010-10-19 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8571323> section$start$ does not always point to start of built in section types
+
+-------- tagged ld64-119.2
+
+2010-10-18 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8553312> make having an ObjC2 class symbol in an export list be a warning instead of an error
+
+2010-10-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8553283> lazily produce (crt1.o missing) error
+
+-------- tagged ld64-119.1
+
+2010-10-05 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8527740> ld -r can produce output with LC_DYLD_INFO load command
+
+2010-10-05 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8516692> ld doesn't pass stabs debug info through to the final executable any longer
+
+2010-10-05 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/4251267> __UNIXSTACK placed incorrectly when -stack_addr < 0x4000000
+
+2010-10-05 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8267015> ld mishandles -lazy-l option
+ Updated test case: unit-tests/test-cases/lazy-dylib
+
+2010-10-04 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8468240> -no_compact_unwind should suppress dwarf->CUE warnings
+
+-------- tagged ld64-119
+
+2010-10-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/6599016> use ld64 to link iBoot
+
+2010-10-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8504770> crash when entrypoint is thumb
+
+2010-10-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ If -ios_version_min is used with -arch i386, assume simulator
+
+2010-10-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8500061> crash with multiple re-exported dylibs with same install_name
+
+2010-09-28 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8032130> Linker complains about resolver functions when architecture is inferred.
+
+2010-09-28 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/6751424> ARM subtype not set on LTO programs
+
+2010-09-28 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8481987> Link-Time Optimization assertion
+ Added test cases:
+ unit-tests/test-cases/lto-dead_strip-objc
+ unit-tests/test-cases/lto-dead_strip-some-hidden
+
+2010-09-24 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8441087> Support -dyld_env NAME=value
+
+2010-09-23 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Previous BranchIsland code changes to make buildable with clang++ were bad. Fix.
+
+2010-09-23 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8274443> ld64 objc category merging asserts on category from old framework
+
+2010-09-23 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8469063> ASLR Sidebuild: Many Projects Fail checksyms_read_only_relocs Verifier
+
+2010-09-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Fix DOF section name bug
+
+2010-09-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Fixes to build with clang++
+
+2010-09-21 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ In Resolver::fillInHelpersInInternalState(), dyld never needs stubs
+
+2010-09-21 Ivan Krstic <ike@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8457083> ld: support non-executable heap Mach-O header flag
+
+2010-09-21 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8175282> Xcode 4 linker fails with "address not in any section"
+
+2010-09-20 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8198832> assertion failure reading i386 yasm .o (not using scattered reloc)
+
+2010-09-20 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8430751> ld crashes when parsing dwarf and all code is not in __text
+
+2010-09-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8396450> magic segment symbol names don't work with preload executables
+ Update test case: unit-tests/test-cases/segment-labels
+
+2010-09-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8445985> OSO in DebugNotes for LTO should point to generated mach-o not, bitcode .o file
+
+2010-09-16 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8413931> FUN in debug map not rebased
+ Update test case: unit-tests/test-cases/rebase-basic
+
+2010-09-16 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8427133> Relocation failure with i386 32-bit diff to stub
+
+2010-09-16 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8437287> assert when targeting 10.5 and crt1.o/dylib1.o is not supplied
+
+-------- tagged ld64-118.1
+
+2010-09-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Fix missing rebase commands that broke perl
+
+2010-09-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8252819> assert when .objc_class_name_* symbol missing
+ Add test case: unit-tests/test-cases/archive-ObjC-unexported
+
+2010-09-13 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8419850> linker does not honor $ld$hide for umbrella libraries
+ Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/symbol-hiding-umbrella
+
+2010-09-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/6723729> LC_UUID uuids should conform to RFC 4122 UUID version 4 & UUID version 5 formats
+
+2010-09-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/4942948> support -bind_at_load
+
+2010-09-07 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7989734> ld mis-handling std::tr1::anonymous symbols
+ Remove support for ordering gcc-4.0 compiled anonymous namespace symbols
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-118
+
+2010-09-02 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8308697> -preload should not have LINKEDIT segment
+ Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/efi-basic
+
+2010-09-02 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8389578> trivial Objective-C app fails when using libLTO
+ Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/lto-objc-image-info
+
+2010-09-02 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8384727> Add -reexport_symbols_list option to re-export certain symbols.
+ Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/reexport_symbols_list
+
+2010-09-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7438246> LTO with 'dead code strip' can't ignore unused functions with undefined references
+ Add test case: unit-tests/test-cases/lto-dead_strip-unused
+
+2010-09-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Warn if unaligned ARM code is detected
+
+2010-09-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8383175> Mach-O linked by current linker don't load in VIrtualBox any more
+
+2010-09-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8304984> Linker should pick default visibility instead of warning about conflicts
+ Updated test case: unit-tests/test-cases/visibility-warning
+
+2010-09-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8249338> Enable new load commands
+
+2010-09-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8368679> Do not pass -demangle to ld_classic
+
+2010-09-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8336910> iOS 4.3 armv7 should be PIE by default
+ <rdar://problem/5472933> better error message for direct access to external globals when not linking read_only_relocs
+ <rdar://problem/7927510> linker does not error on direct (static) data references to a dylib symbol
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.11
+
+2010-09-03 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8385011> mask thumb bit off non lazy pointers content when parsing arm .o files
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.10
+
+2010-08-26 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8358084> 8F64 kills installtest devices
+ Don't clear thumb bit on pointers inside thumb functions if addend is negative
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.9
+
+2010-08-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8345038> no more audio because of broken thunk
+ Update of thumb22 b.w instruction was not clearing bits before or'ing in new ones
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.8
+
+2010-08-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8342028> prefetch abort in kernel mode: fault_addr=0xe58024e4
+ Don't set thumb bit on .long pointers in thumb functions that point to some offset in same function
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.7
+
+2010-08-24 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8346444> dyld-179.4 fails to link, assert in setLoadCommandsPadding()
+ Fix linker to always put __text first before other code-only sections
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.6
+
+2010-08-23 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8339702> ld no longer output static archive dependencies for dyld for B&I
+ Add test case unit-tests/test-cases/dependency-logging
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.5
+
+2010-08-20 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8309595> SWB: ld64-117.1 on Durango8F54: Assertion failed:
+ UTF16 CFStrings were not coalesced correctly when gcc built the .o files and the
+ last string in the __ustring section only had a single zero byte at the end.
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.4
+
+2010-08-19 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8326544> DTSJ1J105: SpringBoard crashes on boot
+ Fix order file to move aliases even when subsections_via_symbols it used
+ Update test case unit-tests/test-cases/order_file
+
+2010-08-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Fix resolver functions to survive ld -r.
+ Warn if resolver functions are made non-external.
+
+2010-08-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Make it an error for resolver functions to be used in anything but a dylib.
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.3
+
+2010-08-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Fix thumb resolver functions
+ Enable updward dylibs and symbol re-exports for iOS 4.2
+
+2010-08-16 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8308697> Latest ld no longer supports EFI -preload
+ Rearrange LINKEDIT chunks in -preload mode
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.2
+
+2010-08-14 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8308697> Latest ld no longer supports EFI -preload
+ Add LC_UNIXTHREAD to -preload
+
+2010-08-14 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8309530> SWB: ld64-117.1 on Durango8F54: Assertion failed: (categoryAtom->size() == Category<A>::size())
+ gcc-4.0 uses 'L' labels on categories. This merges them onto previous data and disable category optimzation
+
+2010-08-14 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8309917> SWB: ld64-117.1 on Durango8F54: bad category optimization
+ Disable category optimization for i386 and arm until further testing
+
+2010-08-14 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8309608> SWB: ld64-117.1 on Durango8F54: address not in any section
+ Handle pointer diff to stub for weak hidden function
+
+2010-08-13 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8308697> Latest ld no longer supports EFI -preload
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117.1
+
+2010-08-11 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Make missing exported symbols a warning to help adoption of new linker
+
+2010-08-11 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Add ExternalRelocationsAtom<>::pointerReloc() to more easily support kext bundles
+
+2010-08-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8210380> SWB: ld64-116.2 fix branch to label-4
+
+2010-08-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8260073> Error with empty non_lazy_symbol_pointers section
+
+2010-08-06 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7977374> Add command line options to control symbol weak-def-bit on exported symbols
+
+-------- tagged ld64-117
+
+2010-07-28 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8243431> split seg info wrong for x86_64 stub helpers
+
+2010-07-26 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8237436> __nlcatlist categories should not be optimized
+
+2010-07-23 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8179273> ld64 assertion on object file
+
+2010-07-21 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7435296> Reorder sections to reduce page faults in object files
+
+2010-06-30 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Support resolver functions in iOS dylibs
+
+-------- tagged ld64-116.2
+
+2010-06-30 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8138287> C programs get objc GCness from dylibs
+ Update: unit-tests/test-cases/objc-gc-checks
+
+-------- tagged ld64-116.1
+
+2010-06-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8111013> address range check should not apply to preload executables
+
+2010-06-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Warn instead of error when CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_ALL .o files used.
+
+2010-06-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Fix assert in objc category optimzation. Metaclass also has copy of propery list to update.
+
+2010-06-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Fix crash in -r mode with -alias.
+
+-------- tagged ld64-116
+
+2010-06-21 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Add support for -ios_version_min as an alias for -iphoneos_version_min
+
+2010-06-21 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7687304> linker could merge method lists from class and its categories
+ Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/objc-category-optimize
+ Added option: -no_objc_category_merging to disable
+
+2010-06-21 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8113877> i386 TLV PIC reloc content is negated
+
+2010-06-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ Added better error messages and asserts for bad thread local object files
+
+2010-06-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8076986>
+
+2010-06-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7966333> executable has no debug symbols when compiled with LTO
+ Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/lto-object_path
+
+2010-06-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7702923> stop promoting hidden referenced dynamically symbols to global
+ Updated test case: unit-tests/test-cases/main-stripped
+
+2010-06-04 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/6144674> ER: individual symbol re-exports
+ Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/re-export-symbo
+
+2010-06-03 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7474224> add functions start info to LINKEDIT
+ * Support added but not on by default. Use -function_starts to enable.
+ * Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/function-start
+
+2010-06-02 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/5674241> ER: add load command for min OS version
+ * Support added but not on by default. Use -version_load_command to enable.
+
+2010-06-02 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/8040089> provide better undefined symbol error message
+
+2010-05-28 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7780438> ld should also merge file attributes from lazy loaded archives
+ * Move attribute gathering from InputFiles to Resolver
+
+2010-05-28 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/8038333> SWB: ld64-115.3: dylib on kext link line causes malformed kext
+ * allow -static after -kext on command line
+
+-------- tagged ld64-115.3
+
+2010-05-26 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/8024702> strip of .o files removes __objc_imageinfo section
+ * Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/dwarf-strip-objc
+
+2010-05-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/8023624> crash when parsing local vanilla reloc to weak def
+
+-------- tagged ld64-115.2
+
+2010-05-21 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/8012536> switch back to using ld_classic for -static arm code
+
+
+2010-05-21 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/8012549> warn instead of error when seg1addr is out of range for ARM
+
+
+2010-05-21 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/8012526> fix -undefined dynamic_lookup -nodefaults to not error about missing dyld_stub_binder
+
+-------- tagged ld64-115.1
+
+2010-05-19 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Fix trie nodes for resolver functions to have second address be stub not helper
+
+2010-05-19 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7996423> work around for old checksyms tools
+ * Make i386 stub section named "__symbol_stub" instead of "__stubs"
+
+2010-05-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7960396> linking with LTO prints "/tmp/lto.o"
+
+-------- tagged ld64-115
+
+2010-05-06 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7892392> linker loses x86_64 addend to 'L' symbols
+ * properly handle addend to 'L' symbols that are ignored
+
+2010-05-05 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * rework min OS version parsing to enable the linker to handle unknown OS versions
+
+
+2010-05-05 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Implement magic section$start$xxx$yyyy and section$end$xxx$yyyy symbols
+ * Implement magic segment$start$xxx and segment$end$xxx symbols
+ * Add test case: unit-tests/test-cases/segment-labels
+
+
+2010-05-03 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7173071> implement optional demangling in linker
+ * Add option: -demangle
+ * Add test case: unit-tests/test-cases/demangle
+
+
+2010-05-03 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7931759> ld64 doesn't grok the modern-objc-ABI-on-i386
+ * Add support for -objc_abi_version command line option
+ * Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/objc-abi
+
+
+2010-05-03 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7929974> -alias does not work with __OBJC sections
+ * sort contents of sections with aliases
+ * Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/objc-class-alias
+
+
+2010-04-28 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/4966836> Feature: Thread local storage
+ * Add test case: unit-tests/test-cases/tlv-basic
+ * Add test case: unit-tests/test-cases/tlv-dylib
+
+
+2010-04-27 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/4383612> Accelerate needs way to dispatch based on instruction execution time characteristics.
+ * Add support for "symbol resolver" functions
+ * Add test case unit-tests/test-cases/symbol-resolver-basic
+
+
+2010-04-26 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7711820> range check fat archives
+ * check that fat file slice being used does not extend beyond end of file
+ * check that member being used does not extend beyond end of slice/file
+
+2010-04-26 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7666015> The documentation for the -allowable_client option doesn't say enough about it
+
+2010-04-26 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7854068> back out LD_NO_PIE
+
+2010-04-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7831043> More ICU make check failures with 0-terminated UTF16 strings
+ * Change UTF16StringSection to break into atoms just on label boundaries
+ * Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/utf16-nul
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.12
+
+2010-04-14 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7811357> Crash with messed up BNSYM
+
+
+2010-04-07 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Fix crash with blank dylib stubs
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.11
+
+2010-04-07 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7798495> for ppc, add split-seg info for TEXT pointers to DATA
+
+
+2010-04-07 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7831379> Cannot build ppc64 target with ObjC code
+
+
+2010-04-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * let .exp files override auto-hide so that they can be exported if needed
+
+
+2010-04-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/6783167> support auto hidden weak symbols: .weak_def_can_be_hidden
+ * added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/weak-def-auto-hide
+
+
+2010-04-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7818475> 'l' symbols not being automatically removed
+
+
+2010-03-31 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7808258> weak defs should not cause indirection in static executables
+ * Update test case: unit-tests/test-cases/static-executable-weak-defines
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.10
+
+2010-03-31 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7735120> assert with .o file with two LSDA sections
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.9
+
+2010-03-30 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7791161> L4 locks up starting a second processor, works fine with old linker
+ * properly get addend from content in x86_64 substractor when target is direct
+
+
+2010-03-29 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7805172> ld should excludes debug notes when computing UUID
+ * added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/dwarf-debug-notes-uuid
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.8
+
+2010-03-26 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7788474> __objc_catlist section loses don't dead strip bit in ld -r mode
+ * Update test case unit-tests/test-cases/static-executable
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.7
+
+2010-03-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7796313> Support LD_NO_PIE again
+
+2010-03-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7765885> Rosetta crashes on launch in 11A133a
+ * Fix -segaddr __TEXT to cause other floating segments to be contiguous with TEXT
+
+2010-03-24 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7786326> Page Zero segment seems to be getting dead stripped
+
+2010-03-24 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7785574> kernel sdt dtrace probes not visible
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.6
+
+2010-03-23 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7783918> new linker makes dylibs with no __text section, causing codesign_allocate tool to fail
+ * make sure there is always a __text section in dylibs and bundles
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.5
+
+2010-03-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7767311> missing __objc_imageinfo section
+ * Real fix will be in 7780438. For now have Resolver also accumulate objc constraint info
+
+
+2010-03-19 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7772740> ld64-114 does not error on missing exported symbols with -dead_strip
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.4
+
+2010-03-16 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7762146> dyld missing LC_ID_DYLINKER
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.3
+
+2010-03-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * force i386 kexts to be built with ld_classic
+ * preserve 'l' labels in static executables
+ * sync section offsets and addresses in segments with command line addresses
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.2
+
+2010-03-13 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7751930> ld64-114 generates x86_64 kext external call sites with incorrect addend
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114.1
+
+2010-03-12 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Fix dyldinfo tool to correct show ordinal info for classic linkedit
+
+2010-03-12 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7748047> ld64-114 is causing read_only_reloc verification errors for ppc
+ * Update machochecker to check this.
+
+-------- tagged ld64-114
+
+2010-03-11 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7744174> i386 dylibs built with ld64-112 cause runtime errors when incorporated into the dyld shared cache
+ * Add -shared_region option to dyldinfo tool
+
+-------- tagged ld64-113
+
+2010-03-11 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Allow CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_ALL .o files to be linked into any arm arch linkage
+
+2010-03-11 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ <rdar://problem/7741238> ld64-112 with -undefined dynamic_lookup marks all symbols as being flat
+ * update test case at: unit-tests/test-cases/undefined-dynamic-lookup
+
+2010-03-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * prevent possible crash in warning about can't export hidden symbols
+
+2010-03-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * make sure split-info data is zero terminated
+
+-------- tagged ld64-112
+
+2010-03-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Never dead strip sections added with -sectcreate
+ * Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/sectcreate-dead_strip
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-111
+
+2010-03-03 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Add support for "-arch arm -force_cpusubtype_ALL" to keep gcc building
+
+2010-03-02 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Add some checking to the use of upward dylibs
+
+-------- tagged ld64-110
+
+2010-03-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Don't coalesce cstrings across segments
+
+2010-03-01 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Emulate previous linker bug where hidden symbols with dynamically-referenced
+ bit were promoted to global.
+ * Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/unstrippable-symbols
+
+-------- tagged ld64-109.1
+
+2010-02-26 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Make sure building dyld results in a thread load command
+
+-------- tagged ld64-109
+
+2010-02-26 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Better sorting of zero-fill sections to preserve discovery order
+ * Zero out file offsets in dynamic symbol table entries that are not used
+
+2010-02-26 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Support pointer-diffs to zero sized atom in zero sized section
+
+2010-02-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Add support for -r mode with ppc64
+
+2010-02-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Handle multiple labels on the same coalesable literal by making an
+ atom for each label, each with the same content.
+ * Add test case: unit-tests/test-cases/literals-labels
+
+
+2010-02-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Handle old ppc .o files that have stubs to static functions
+
+2010-02-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Add basic ppc64 support
+
+2010-02-24 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Range check TOC entries in archives
+
+
+2010-02-23 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Fix spurious dylib re-export warnings that are just regular linkage cycles
+
+
+2010-02-23 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * re-partition bits in mach_o::relocatable::Atom ivars to allow more functions per file
+
+
+2010-02-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * re-partition bits in mach_o::relocatable::Atom ivars to allow more fixups per function
+
+
+2010-02-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Handle re-exported dylibs that are re-exported again
+ * Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/re-export-layers
+
+
+2010-02-22 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Properly handle X86_64_RELOC_SUBTRACTOR with non-external target symbol
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-108
+
+2010-02-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7658740> ER: Support upward dylib dependencies
+ * Add test case: unit-tests/test-cases/dylib-upward
+
+
+2010-02-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7401775> ld(1) man page typo
+ * <rdar://problem/7230340> Linker (ld) man page typo: "unredable" in -pagezero_size option description
+ * <rdar://problem/7207483> Typo in ld(1) man page, "-x" option
+ * <rdar://problem/6239264> man ld: Change "if" -> "is"
+ * <rdar://problem/7393216> DOC: ld(1) mentions -dynamiclib when it means -dylib
+
+
+2010-02-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7625461> Wordsmith ld warning about missing directories
+
+
+2010-02-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Fix -umbrella to work when umbrella is a dylib instead of a framework
+ * Add test case: unit-tests/test-cases/umbrella-dylib
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-107
+
+2010-02-16 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Fix bugs with -preload
+
+
+2010-02-16 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Fix dylib re-export cylce detection
+
+
+2010-02-16 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/6018216> -ObjC not pulling in members with categories only
+ * scan for non-zero __objc_catlist section in archive members when -ObjC is used
+ * Added test case: unit-tests/test-cases/objc-category-archive
+
+
+2010-02-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7398610> ld glibly removes /dev/null
- <rdar://problem/6578416> -dead_strip inhibits weak coalescing in no_dead_strip section
- * src/ld/ld.cpp: in markDead() remove from fLiveRootAtoms
+2010-02-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7196255> Linker should be able to validate GC intentions
+ * Add -objc_gc and -objc_gc_only. Error when used and RR based .o file is linked in
+ * Update test case: unit-tests/test-cases/objc-gc-checks
+
+
+2010-02-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7421695> Linker should provide a way to mark binaries that support compaction
+ * Added -objc_gc_compaction option
+ * Update test case: unit-tests/test-cases/objc-gc-checks
-2009-03-17 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
- <rdar://problem/6671072> libgcc fails to build in with ld64-95.8
- * src/ld/MachOReaderRelocatable.hpp: interpret CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_ALL as CPU_SUBTYPE_ARM_V4T
- * src/ld/Options.cpp: interept -force_cpusubtype_ALL as -arch armv4t
+2010-02-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7546367> ER: Need a way to detect weak exports in dev tools
+ * implement -warn_weak_exports
+
+2010-02-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Add support for LD_DYLD_PATH
------ Tagged ld64-95.8
+2010-02-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
-2009-02-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+ * <rdar://problem/7636072> cfstring backing store points to global cstring
+ * Force all by-name references in cfstring to be direct references
+ * add test case: unit-tests/test-cases/cfstring-and-cstring
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-106
+
+2010-02-12 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * <rdar://problem/7644673> Assertion failed: when class is translation unit scoped
+ * added test case unit-tests/test-cases/objc-visibility
+
- <rdar://problem/6569316> ld64-95.7 crashes building Foundation-678.39 in side build
- * src/ld/MachOReaderRelocatable.hpp: handle a zero length section with a label before __cstring section
+2010-02-12 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+ * <rdar://problem/7644828> crash with missing crt?
------ Tagged ld64-95.7
-2009-02-06 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+2010-02-12 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
- * src/ld/ObjectFile.h: make fAddCompactUnwindEncoding false by default
+ * Suppress indirect symbol table in static executables
-2009-02-06 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+2010-02-12 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Rework CIE parsing to work with icc generated code
+
+
+2010-02-11 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Fix creation of debug notes
+ * Tweak unit-tests/test-cases/dwarf-debug-notes to match llvm symbol layout
+
+
+2010-02-11 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Don't assert when infering ppc subtype that is ALL.
+ * Fix spurious warning about mismatched subtypes, when subtype is inferred
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-105
+
+2010-02-11 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Use symbolic constants for bit field sizes
- <rdar://problem/6537210> ER: add linker option to zero fill empty DATA sections on disk
- * src/ld/Options.cpp: add support for -no_zero_fill_sections
- * src/ld/MachOReaderRelocatable.hpp: isZeroFill() is only true if fOptimizeZeroFill
- * doc/man/man1/ld.1: document -no_zero_fill_sections
- * unit-tests/test-cases/no_zero_fill_sections: add test case
+
+2010-02-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Handle out of order sections in .o files
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-104
+
+2010-02-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Rename __tentative internal section name to __comm/tent to sort like __common
+ * Fix test case in unit-tests/test-cases/tentative-to-real-r
+
+
+2010-02-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Better warning messages about mismatched architectures
-2009-02-05 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+2010-02-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Gracefully ignore if there are >8000 line info per function in debug info
+
+
+2010-02-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
- <rdar://problem/6497366> label getting resolved to the wrong address.
- * src/ld/MachOWriterExecutable.hpp: add findAtomAndOffsetForSection() and use it to disambiguate
- * unit-tests/test-cases/label-on-end-of-section: added test case
+ * Properly handle when regular definition is weak_imported
+ * Add unit-tests/test-cases/weak_import-local
-2009-01-27 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+2010-02-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
- <rdar://problem/6517393> Warn -force_cpusubtype_ALL is not supported
- * src/ld/Options.cpp: warn if fForceSubtypeAll and fArchitecture is CPU_TYPE_ARM
+ * Don't try to coalesce zero length cstrings in mach-o parser.
------ Tagged ld64-95.6
+2010-02-10 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Add work around for llvm using L labels for backing string of CFString with -fwritable-strings
+
+
+2010-02-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Ignore labels in __gcc_except_tab section
+ * Properly apply local relocations to __eh_frame section so CFI parser works
+ * Update unit-tests/test-cases/eh-stripped-symbols to reproduce problem
-2009-01-25 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
- <rdar://problem/6439020> Add support for section start/end labels
- * src/ld/ObjectFile.h: add kSectionStart and kSectionEnd
- * src/ld/MachOReaderRelocatable.hpp: create SectionBoundaryAtoms as needed
- * src/ld/ld.cpp: sort SectionBoundaryAtoms correctly
- * src/ld/MachOWriterExecutable.hpp: allow all relocations in preload images
+2010-02-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+ * Fix file offset computation with large zero-fill sections
+
------ Tagged ld64-95.5
+2010-02-09 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
-2009-01-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+ * Force global 'l' to be hidden
+ * Add test case with objc properties: unit-tests/test-cases/objc-properties
- * src/ld/MachOWriterExecutable.hpp: in hasPageCrossingBranches() ignore branches preceeded by a branch
+-------- tagged ld64-103
------ Tagged ld64-95.4
+2010-02-04 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
-2009-01-15 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+ * Temporarily change assert() to call exit(1) instead of abort()
- * src/ld/Options.cpp: handle -kext and -r the same for fPreventPageCrossingBranches
+2010-02-04 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
------ Tagged ld64-95.3
+ * Fix another case in -r mode where the vmsize was less that filesize
+
+
+2010-02-04 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Fix assert when generating GSYM stab debug notes
+
+
+2010-02-04 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Add SRCROOT to crash logs
+
+
+2010-02-04 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
-2009-01-14 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+ * Remove architectureName() from InputFiles
- <rdar://problem/6497574> linker should alter layout to prevent armv7 page crossing branches
- * src/ld/Options.cpp: set fPreventPageCrossingBranches
- * src/ld/MachOWriterExecutable.hpp: adjust layout of __text so there are not page crossing branches
- * src/ld/MachOReaderRelocatable.hpp: support new ARM_THUMB_32BIT_BRANCH reloce
+-------- tagged ld64-102
------ Tagged ld64-95.2
+2010-02-03 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
-2009-01-06 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+ * Add follow-on reference from symbol text atom to non-symboled text atom
- <rdar://problem/6476760> strip -S fails with "new trie is larger than original"
+
+-------- tagged ld64-101
+
+2010-01-29 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * fix -alias symbols to be global by default
+
+
+-------- tagged ld64-100
+
+2010-01-28 Nick Kledzik <kledzik@apple.com>
+
+ * Merge new/refactored linker to trunk
+
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