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ABILD(1)							      ABILD(1)


NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     abild - ABI link editor

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     abild [ option ] ...  file	...

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     abild is a	wrapper	shell script for ld for	link editing MIPS ABI
     applications.  It translates a common subset of the SVR4 SGS (Software
     Generation	System)	flags and arguments to those of	the native IDO (IRIS
     Development Option).  By the use of this wrapper, applications which link
     "on-site" on a target platform are	isolated from having to	know the
     details of	invoking that platform's compilation system.

     abild also	serves to hide the details of constructing an ABI application
     on	IRIX.  The details of exactly how the native ld	constructs an ABI
     application are not guaranteed to remain unchanged, so abild should be
     used to link all ABI-compliant programs to	insure portability.

     The following options are recognized by abild; options which are not
     applicable	are (generally)	silently ignored.  Further details available
     in	the UNIX System	V Release 4 Programmer's Reference Manual.

     -a	   undefined references	generate errors	(static	mode)

     -B	static
	   look	only for static	archives during	link phase

     -B	dynamic
	   look	for DSOs first,	then static archives. during link phase

     Note that the -B static and -B dynamic options serve as toggles and can
     be	specified multiple times on a command line.

     -B	symbolic
	  when building	a DSO, bind references to global symbols to their
	  definitions within the object

     -B	symbolic=name,...
	  when creating	a DSO, bind the	named reference	to their definitions
	  within the object if there is	a definition in	the object.  Not
	  supported at present.

     -B	symbolic_file=filename
	  when creating	a DSO, the file	filename contains a list of symbols
	  that should be bound to their	definitions within the object if there
	  is a definition in the object.  Not supported	at present.

     -B	export
	  when creating	a DSO, indicates that symbols from the next object,
	  archive, or DSO are exported fron the	DSO being created.  This is
	  the default for an object but	not for	an archive or DSO.



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     -B	export=name,...
	  when creating	a DSO, marks the symbols given by the list of names as
	  exported.  If	any symbols are	exported by this mechanism then	all
	  unspecified symbols will be automatically hidden.  filename contains
	  a list of symbols that should	be exported.  Any symbols not
	  specifically exported	will be	automatically hidden.

     -B	exports_file= filename
	  when creating	a DSO, the file	given by filename contains a list of
	  symbols that should be exported.  Any	symbols	not specifically
	  exported will	be automatically hidden.

     -B	hide
	  when creating	a DSO, indicates that symbols from the next object,
	  archive, or DSO are hidden in	the DSO	being created.	This is	the
	  default for an archive or DSO	but not	for an object.

     -B	hide=name,...
	  when creating	a DSO, marks the symbols given by the list of names as
	  hidden.  Ignored if any symbols are exported by the
	  -B export=name,...  or -B exports_file=filename options.

     -B	hides_file=filename
	  when creating	a DSO, the file	given by filename contains a list of
	  symbols that should be hidden.  Ignored if any symbols are exported
	  by the -B export=name,...  or	-B exports_file=filename options.

     -B	objectlist=filename
	  the object files named in the	file filename are linked in.


     -B	rpath=PATH
	  PATH is a directory. specifies the rpath pathname when linking
	  -shared (IRIX	cc option) or when using the -G	option.	 The dynamic
	  linker will search the named directory first.

     -B	nolibraryreplacement
	  Turns	on a flag in the dynamic section so that rld does not allow
	  execution time or runtime changing of	the path (except for super
	  user)	to find	the DSOs (Dynamic Shared Objects). Typically, used for
	  security purposes on system utilities.

     -b	  controls DSO linkage.	 Silently ignored by IRIX.

     -d	n use static linking.  Statically linked executables are not MIPS ABI
	  conforming.

     -d	y use dynamic linking (the default) to create a	dynamic	executable.

     -e	epsym
	  sets entry point to be epsym.




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     -G	  produce a DSO.  This option is used when generating a	DSO (dynamic
	  shared object) (as opposed to	a dynamic executable).	When using the
	  -G option, one usually also specifies	the outfile file name using,
	  -o file.so and  the "soname" using, -Wl,-soname,file.so.

     -h	 name
	  controls dynamic linking name	lookup (look for name instead of the
	  filename). This option is not	supported on IRIX.

     -I	 name
	  specifies an interpreter to be linked	with a.out .

     -L	 path
	  add path to library search directories.

     -lx  search the specified library

     -M	 mapfile
	  use specified	map file as a file of directives to ld.	 This option
	  is not supported on IRIX.

     -m	  produce a memory map.

     -o	 outfile
	  names	the output file.

     -Q	n suppress compiler identification in output.

     -Q	y generate compiler identification in output.

     -r	  combine object files into a relocatable object file.

     -s	  strip	symbolic debugging information.

     -t	  suppress warning about multiple defined symbols of different sizes.

     -u	 symname
	  enters named symbol as an undefined.

     -v	  verbose mode.

     -V	  output a version identifier string.

     -X	readwrite_const
	  Place	the contents of	const data in a	writable segment of memory.
	  This is the default.

     -X	readonly_const
	  Place	contents of const data in a read-only segment of memory.  This
	  option should	be when	programs which will be redistributed in	onsite
 linkable	object code as well as binary form are generated, as
	  some of the other ABI	platforms support only this behavior.



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     -X	xpg
	  directs the compiler to set the global variable __xpg4 to 1; this
	  indicates that libraries should provide behavior compatible with the
	  X/Open Single	UNIX(TM) Specification rather than the default
	  traditional behavior where there is a	conflict.

     -X	32
	  generate a 32-bit object.  This is the default.  Defaults to
	  -X mips1 .

     -X	64
	  generate a 64bit object.  Defaults to	-X mips3 .

     -X	mips1
	  generate code	using the MIPS I instruction set of the	R2000/R3000
	  RISC architecture.  Defaults to -X 32	.

     -X	mips2
	  generate code	using the MIPS II instruction set (MIPS	1 + R4000
	  specific extensions).	 Defaults to -X	32 .

     -X	mips3
	  generate code	using the MIPS III (R4000) instruction set.  Defaults
	  to -X	64 .

     -X	mips4
	  generate code	using the MIPS IV (R10000,R5000,R8000) instruction
	  set.	Defaults to -X 64 .

     -YP,dirlist
	  controls library search list.	 This option is	not supported and
	  generates a warning message.

     -z	defs
	  force	fatal error for	undefined symbols at the end of	the link
	  (default when	building an executable)

     -z	nodefs
	  allow	undefined symbols (default when	building a DSO).

     -z	text
	  in dynamic mode, force a fatal error if relocations against
	  unwritable, allocatable sections remain

     -Wl,args[,arglist]
	  This IRIX-specific option is used to pass SGI	specific options to
	  the underlying link command.

NOTES    [Toc]    [Back]

     The OPTIONS section above indicates a space character between options and
     option-arguments.	This is	in accordance with X/Open recommendations for
     portable applications.  abicc also	supports placing its option-argument



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     in	the same string	with no	space.	If the option-argument is optional, no
     space is allowed and this is reflected in the OPTIONS section.

     When abild	is used, the only library in the default search	path is
     /usr/lib/abi.  If /usr/lib	is searched, an	ABI binary won't be built.

     -X	32 may only be combined	with -X	mips1 or -X mips2 . -X 64 may only be
     combined with -X mips3 or -X mips4	.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/lib/abi    ABI libraries and configuration files
     /usr/lib64/abi    ABI libraries
     /usr/lib64/mips3/abi    ABI libraries
     /usr/lib64/mips4/abi    ABI libraries
     /usr/include/abi	     special ABI include files
     /usr/lib/abi/setup	     abild setup file
     /usr/lib/abi/sgild.cfg  IRIX abild	config file

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

      
      
     abicc(1), check_abi_compliance(1),	check_abi_interface(1),
     check_for_syscalls(1), abi(5)
     MIPS Processor ABI	Conformance Guide
     UNIX System V Release 4 Programmer's Reference Manual
     http://www.mipsabi.org has	the MIPS ABI documents.


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