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2016 Mar 14
4
[lld] supporting binary-to-ELF conversion
...o convert a
binary file (device firmware image) into an ELF object:
> A tool for loading firmware into a wireless USB device includes a
> built-in copy of the firmware image, and the image is converted to an
> ELF file using ld -r.
The invocation is:
ld -b binary -d -warn-common -r -d -o ar5523.o ar5523.bin
which produces an object with a .data section containing the binary
data, and symbols for the start, end, and size.
I think the -d here has no effect and could be dropped, but we do not
support "-b binary" in lld. Originally I thought this is somewhat
strange functionality f...
2016 Mar 07
2
Linking the FreeBSD base system with lld -- status update
As I've mentioned before[1] I've been regularly attempting to build
the FreeBSD/amd64 base system with lld, in order to keep track of
progress and identify issues on an ongoing basis. As of last November
a 'buildword' (i.e., userland build) ran to completion, with several
workarounds applied to the FreeBSD base system. However, the result
did not actually work.
I'm pleased to