Contents

# Index

## A

Arithmetic Functions

Arithmetic Functions

Assignment: Defining Symbols

Assignment: Defining Symbols

## B

BFD

BFD

## C

COFF and BFD

COFF and BFD

Command Language

Command Language

Command Line Options

Command Line Options

## E

Environment Variables

Environment Variables

Evaluation

Evaluation

Expressions

Expressions

## H

How it works: an outline of BFD

How it works: an outline of BFD

## I

IEEE and BFD

IEEE and BFD

Information Loss

Information Loss

Integers

Integers

Invocation

Invocation

## L

ld and the H8/300

ld and the H8/300

ld and the Intel 960 family

ld and the Intel 960 family

Linker Scripts

Linker Scripts

## M

Machine Dependent Features

Machine Dependent Features

Memory Layout

Memory Layout

MRI Compatible Script Files

MRI Compatible Script Files

## O

Operators

Operators

Option Commands

Option Commands

Optional Section Attributes

Optional Section Attributes

Overview of ld, the GNU linker

Overview of ld, the GNU linker

## S

S-records

S-records

Section Data Expressions

Section Data Expressions

Section Definitions

Section Definitions

Section Placement

Section Placement

Specifying Output Sections

Specifying Output Sections

Symbol Names

Symbol Names

## T

The BFD canonical object-file format

The BFD canonical object-file format

The Entry Point

The Entry Point

The Location Counter

The Location Counter