fpc/compiler/link.pas

{
    $Id$
    Copyright (c) 1998 by the FPC development team

    This unit handles the linker and binder calls for programs and
    libraries

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

 ****************************************************************************
}
Unit link;

Interface

{ Needed for LFN support in path to the executable }
{$ifdef GO32V2}
  {$define ALWAYSSHELL}
{$endif}

uses cobjects,files;

Type
    TLinker = Object
       Glibc2,
       Glibc21,
       LinkToC,                           { Should we link to the C libs? }
       Strip             : Boolean;       { Strip symbols ? }
       ObjectFiles,
       SharedLibFiles,
       StaticLibFiles    : TStringContainer;
       LibrarySearchPath,                 { Search path for libraries }
       LinkOptions       : string;        { Additional options to the linker }
       DynamicLinker     : String[80];    { What Dynamic linker ? }
       LinkResName       : String[32];    { Name of response file }
     { Methods }
       Constructor Init;
       Destructor Done;
       procedure AddModuleFiles(hp:pmodule);
       function  FindObjectFile(s : string) : string;
       function  FindLibraryFile(s:string;const ext:string) : string;
       Procedure AddObject(const S : String);
       Procedure AddStaticLibrary(const S : String);
       Procedure AddSharedLibrary(S : String);
       Function  FindLinker:String;      { Find linker, sets Name }
       Function  DoExec(const command,para:string;info,useshell:boolean):boolean;
       Function  WriteResponseFile:Boolean;
       Function  MakeExecutable:boolean;
       Procedure MakeStaticLibrary(filescnt:longint);
       Procedure MakeSharedLibrary;
     end;
     PLinker=^TLinker;

Var
  Linker : TLinker;


Implementation

uses
{$ifdef Delphi}
  dmisc,
{$else Delphi}
  dos,
{$endif Delphi}
  globtype,systems,
  script,globals,verbose,ppu
{$ifdef i386}
  ,win_targ
{$endif}
{$ifdef linux}
  ,linux
{$endif}
  ;

{$ifndef linux}
Procedure Shell(const command:string);
{ This is already defined in the linux.ppu for linux, need for the *
  expansion under linux }
var
  comspec : string;
begin
  comspec:=getenv('COMSPEC');
  Exec(comspec,' /C '+command);
end;
{$endif}



Constructor TLinker.Init;
begin
  ObjectFiles.Init_no_double;
  SharedLibFiles.Init_no_double;
  StaticLibFiles.Init_no_double;
  LinkToC:=False;
  Glibc2:=false;
  Glibc21:=false;
  Strip:=false;
  LinkOptions:='';
{$ifdef linux}
  { first try glibc2 }
  DynamicLinker:='/lib/ld-linux.so.2';
  if FileExists(DynamicLinker) then
   begin
     Glibc2:=true;
     { also glibc 2.1 / 2.1.1 / 2.1.2 ? }
     if FileExists('/lib/ld-2.1.so') or
        FileExists('/lib/ld-2.1.1.so') or
        FileExists('/lib/ld-2.1.2.so') then
      Glibc21:=true;
   end
  else
   DynamicLinker:='/lib/ld-linux.so.1';
  LibrarySearchPath:='/lib;/usr/lib;/usr/X11R6/lib';
{$else}
  DynamicLinker:='';
  LibrarySearchPath:='';
{$endif}
  LinkResName:='link.res';
end;


Destructor TLinker.Done;
begin
  ObjectFiles.Done;
  SharedLibFiles.Done;
  StaticLibFiles.Done;
end;


procedure TLinker.AddModuleFiles(hp:pmodule);
var
  mask : longint;
begin
  with hp^ do
   begin
   { link unit files }
     if (flags and uf_no_link)=0 then
      begin
        { create mask which unit files need linking }
        mask:=link_allways;
        { static linking ? }
        if (cs_link_static in aktglobalswitches) then
         begin
           if (flags and uf_static_linked)=0 then
             Comment(V_Error,'unit '+modulename^+' can''t be static linked')
           else
             mask:=mask or link_static;
         end;
        { smart linking ? }
        if (cs_link_smart in aktglobalswitches) then
         begin
           if (flags and uf_smart_linked)=0 then
            begin
              { if smart not avail then try static linking }
              if (flags and uf_static_linked)<>0 then
               begin
                 Comment(V_Warning,'unit '+modulename^+' can''t be smart linked, switching to static linking');
                 mask:=mask or link_static;
               end
              else
               Comment(V_Error,'unit '+modulename^+' can''t be smart or static linked');
            end
           else
            mask:=mask or link_smart;
         end;
        { shared linking }
        if (cs_link_shared in aktglobalswitches) then
         begin
           if (flags and uf_shared_linked)=0 then
            begin
              { if shared not avail then try static linking }
              if (flags and uf_static_linked)<>0 then
               begin
                 Comment(V_Warning,'unit '+modulename^+' can''t be shared linked, switching to static linking');
                 mask:=mask or link_static;
               end
              else
               Comment(V_Error,'unit '+modulename^+' can''t be shared or static linked');
            end
           else
            mask:=mask or link_shared;
         end;
        { unit files }
        while not linkunitofiles.empty do
         AddObject(linkunitofiles.getusemask(mask));
        while not linkunitstaticlibs.empty do
         AddStaticLibrary(linkunitstaticlibs.getusemask(mask));
        while not linkunitsharedlibs.empty do
         AddSharedLibrary(linkunitsharedlibs.getusemask(mask));
      end;
   { Other needed .o and libs, specified using $L,$LINKLIB,external }
     mask:=link_allways;
     while not linkotherofiles.empty do
      AddObject(linkotherofiles.Getusemask(mask));
     while not linkotherstaticlibs.empty do
      AddStaticLibrary(linkotherstaticlibs.Getusemask(mask));
     while not linkothersharedlibs.empty do
      AddSharedLibrary(linkothersharedlibs.Getusemask(mask));
   end;
end;


var
  LastLDBin : string;
Function TLinker.FindLinker:string;
var
  ldfound : boolean;
begin
  if LastLDBin='' then
   begin
     if utilsdirectory<>'' then
       LastLDBin:=Search(target_link.linkbin+source_os.exeext,utilsdirectory,ldfound)+
         target_link.linkbin+source_os.exeext;
     if LastLDBin='' then
       LastLDBin:=FindExe(target_link.linkbin,ldfound);
     if (not ldfound) and not(cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches) then
      begin
        Message1(exec_w_linker_not_found,LastLDBin);
        aktglobalswitches:=aktglobalswitches+[cs_link_extern];
      end;
     if ldfound then
      Message1(exec_t_using_linker,LastLDBin);
   end;
  FindLinker:=LastLDBin;
end;


{ searches an object file }
function TLinker.FindObjectFile(s:string) : string;
var
  found : boolean;
begin
  findobjectfile:='';
  if s='' then
   exit;
  if pos('.',s)=0 then
   s:=s+target_info.objext;
  s:=FixFileName(s);
  if FileExists(s) then
   begin
     Findobjectfile:=s;
     exit;
   end;
  { find object file
     1. cwd
     2. unit search path
     3. local object path
     4. global object path
     5. exepath }
  found:=false;
  findobjectfile:=search(s,'.',found)+s;
  if (not found) then
   findobjectfile:=search(s,unitsearchpath,found)+s;
  if (not found) and assigned(current_module^.localobjectsearchpath) then
   findobjectfile:=search(s,current_module^.localobjectsearchpath^,found)+s;
  if (not found) then
   findobjectfile:=search(s,objectsearchpath,found)+s;
  if (not found) then
   findobjectfile:=search(s,exepath,found)+s;
  if not(cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches) and (not found) then
   Message1(exec_w_objfile_not_found,s);
end;


{ searches an library file }
function TLinker.FindLibraryFile(s:string;const ext:string) : string;
var
  found : boolean;
begin
  findlibraryfile:='';
  if s='' then
   exit;
  if pos('.',s)=0 then
   s:=s+ext;
  if FileExists(s) then
   begin
     FindLibraryFile:=s;
     exit;
   end;
  { find libary
     1. cwd
     2. local libary dir
     3. global libary dir
     4. exe path of the compiler }
  found:=false;
  findlibraryfile:=search(s,'.',found)+s;
  if (not found) and assigned(current_module^.locallibrarysearchpath) then
   findlibraryfile:=search(s,current_module^.locallibrarysearchpath^,found)+s;
  if (not found) then
   findlibraryfile:=search(s,librarysearchpath,found)+s;
  if (not found) then
   findlibraryfile:=search(s,exepath,found)+s;
  if not(cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches) and (not found) then
   Message1(exec_w_libfile_not_found,s);
end;


Procedure TLinker.AddObject(const S : String);
begin
  ObjectFiles.Insert(FindObjectFile(s));
end;


Procedure TLinker.AddSharedLibrary(S:String);
begin
{ remove prefix 'lib' }
  if Copy(s,1,length(target_os.libprefix))=target_os.libprefix then
   Delete(s,1,length(target_os.libprefix));
{ remove extension if any }
  if Copy(s,length(s)-length(target_os.sharedlibext)+1,length(target_os.sharedlibext))=target_os.sharedlibext then
   Delete(s,length(s)-length(target_os.sharedlibext)+1,length(target_os.sharedlibext)+1);
{ ready to be inserted }
  SharedLibFiles.Insert (S);
end;


Procedure TLinker.AddStaticLibrary(const S:String);
begin
  StaticLibFiles.Insert(FindLibraryFile(s,target_os.staticlibext));
end;


Function TLinker.DoExec(const command,para:string;info,useshell:boolean):boolean;
begin
  DoExec:=true;
  if not(cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches) then
   begin
     swapvectors;
{$ifdef ALWAYSSHELL}
     shell(command+' '+para);
{$else}
     if useshell then
      shell(command+' '+para)
     else
      exec(command,para);
{$endif}
     swapvectors;
     if (doserror<>0) then
      begin
         Message(exec_w_cant_call_linker);
         aktglobalswitches:=aktglobalswitches+[cs_link_extern];
         DoExec:=false;
      end
     else
      if (dosexitcode<>0) then
       begin
        Message(exec_w_error_while_linking);
        aktglobalswitches:=aktglobalswitches+[cs_link_extern];
        DoExec:=false;
       end;
   end;
{ Update asmres when externmode is set }
  if cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches then
   begin
     if info then
      AsmRes.AddLinkCommand(Command,Para,current_module^.exefilename^)
     else
      AsmRes.AddLinkCommand(Command,Para,'');
   end;
end;


Function TLinker.WriteResponseFile : Boolean;
Var
  LinkResponse : Text;
  i            : longint;
  cprtobj,
  gprtobj,
  prtobj       : string[80];
  s,s2         : string;
  found,linux_link_c,
  linklibc     : boolean;

  procedure WriteRes(const s:string);
  begin
    if s<>'' then
     WriteLn(Linkresponse,s);
  end;

  procedure WriteResFileName(const s:string);
  begin
    if s<>'' then
     begin
       if not(s[1] in ['a'..'z','A'..'Z','/','\','.']) then
         Write(Linkresponse,'.',DirSep);
       WriteLn(Linkresponse,s);
     end;
  end;

begin
  WriteResponseFile:=False;
  linux_link_c:=false;
{ set special options for some targets }
  linklibc:=SharedLibFiles.Find('c');
  prtobj:='prt0';
  cprtobj:='cprt0';
  gprtobj:='gprt0';
  if glibc21 then
   begin
     cprtobj:='cprt21';
     gprtobj:='gprt21';
   end;
  case target_info.target of
   target_m68k_Palmos,
   target_i386_Win32 :
     begin
       if DLLsource then
         prtobj:='wdllprt0'
       else
         prtobj:='wprt0';
     end;
   target_m68k_linux,
   target_i386_linux :
     begin
       if cs_profile in aktmoduleswitches then
        begin
          prtobj:=gprtobj;
          if not glibc2 then
           AddSharedLibrary('gmon');
          AddSharedLibrary('c');
          linklibc:=true;
        end
       else
        begin
          if linklibc then
           prtobj:=cprtobj;
        end;
       if linklibc then
         linux_link_c:=true;
     end;
  end;

{ Fix command line options }
  If not SharedLibFiles.Empty then
   LinkOptions:='-dynamic-linker='+DynamicLinker+' '+LinkOptions;
  if Strip and not(cs_debuginfo in aktmoduleswitches) and
                           not (Target_Link.StripBind) then
   LinkOptions:=LinkOptions+' '+target_link.stripopt;

{ Open linkresponse and write header }
  assign(linkresponse,current_module^.outpath^+LinkResName);
  {$I-}
   rewrite(linkresponse);
  {$I+}
  if ioresult<>0 then
   exit;

  { Write library searchpath }
  if assigned(current_module^.locallibrarysearchpath) then
   begin
     S2:=current_module^.locallibrarysearchpath^;
     Repeat
       i:=Pos(';',S2);
       If i=0 then
        i:=255;
       S:=Copy(S2,1,i-1);
       If S<>'' then
         WriteRes(target_link.libpathprefix+s+target_link.libpathsuffix);
       Delete (S2,1,i);
     until S2='';
   end;
  S2:=LibrarySearchPath;
  Repeat
    i:=Pos(';',S2);
    If i=0 then
     i:=255;
    S:=Copy(S2,1,i-1);
    If S<>'' then
      WriteRes(target_link.libpathprefix+s+target_link.libpathsuffix);
    Delete (S2,1,i);
  until S2='';

  WriteRes(target_link.inputstart);
  { add objectfiles, start with prt0 always }
  if prtobj<>'' then
   WriteResFileName(FindObjectFile(prtobj));
  { try to add crti and crtbegin, they are normally not required, but
    adding can sometimes be usefull }
  if linux_link_c then
   begin
     s:=search('crtbegin.o',librarysearchpath,found)+'crtbegin.o';
     if found then
      WriteResFileName(s);
     s:=search('crti.o',librarysearchpath,found)+'crti.o';
     if found then
      WriteResFileName(s);
   end;
  while not ObjectFiles.Empty do
   begin
     s:=ObjectFiles.Get;
     if s<>'' then
      WriteResFileName(s);
   end;
  if linux_link_c then
   begin
     s:=search('crtend.o',librarysearchpath,found)+'crtend.o';
     if found then
      WriteResFileName(s);
     s:=search('crtn.o',librarysearchpath,found)+'crtn.o';
     if found then
      WriteResFileName(s);
   end;

  { Write sharedlibraries like -l<lib> }
  While not SharedLibFiles.Empty do
   begin
     S:=SharedLibFiles.Get;
     if s<>'c' then
      begin
        i:=Pos(target_os.sharedlibext,S);
        if i>0 then
         Delete(S,i,255);
        WriteRes(target_link.libprefix+s);
      end
     else
      linklibc:=true;
   end;
  { be sure that libc is the last lib }
  { arghhhh  this is wrong for DJGPP !!!
    DJGPP need gcc after c lib (umod...) (PM) }
  if linklibc then
   WriteRes(target_link.libprefix+'c');
  { add libgcc after ! }
  if linklibc and (target_info.target=target_i386_go32v2) then
   WriteRes(target_link.libprefix+'gcc');
  WriteRes(target_link.inputend);

  { Write staticlibraries }
  if not StaticLibFiles.Empty then
   begin
     WriteRes(target_link.GroupStart);
     While not StaticLibFiles.Empty do
      begin
        S:=StaticLibFiles.Get;
        WriteResFileName(s)
      end;
     WriteRes(target_link.GroupEnd);
   end;

{ Close response }
  close(linkresponse);
  WriteResponseFile:=True;
end;


function TLinker.MakeExecutable:boolean;
var
  bindbin    : string[80];
  bindfound  : boolean;
  s          : string;
  success    : boolean;
  ii         : longint;
begin
{$ifdef linux}
  if LinkToC then
   begin
     AddObject('/usr/lib/crt0.o');
     AddObject('lprt');
     AddStaticLibrary('libc.a');
     AddStaticLibrary('libgcc.a');
   end;
{$endif Linux}

{ Write used files and libraries }
  WriteResponseFile;

{ Call linker }
  if not(cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches) then
   Message1(exec_i_linking,current_module^.exefilename^);
  s:=target_link.linkcmd;
  if DLLsource then
    Replace(s,'$EXE',current_module^.sharedlibfilename^)
  else
    Replace(s,'$EXE',current_module^.exefilename^);
  Replace(s,'$OPT',LinkOptions);
  Replace(s,'$RES',current_module^.outpath^+LinkResName);
  success:=DoExec(FindLinker,s,true,false);
{Bind}
  if (target_link.bindbin[1]<>'') and
     ((target_info.target<>target_i386_win32) or bind_win32_dll) then
   for ii:=1 to target_link.binders do
   begin
     s:=target_link.bindcmd[ii];
     Replace(s,'$OPT',LinkOptions);
     Replace(s,'$RES',current_module^.outpath^+LinkResName);
     if DLLsource then
       Replace(s,'$EXE',current_module^.sharedlibfilename^)
     else
       Replace(s,'$EXE',current_module^.exefilename^);
     {Size of the heap when an EMX program runs in OS/2.}
     Replace(s,'$HEAPMB',tostr((maxheapsize+1048575) shr 20));
     {Size of the stack when an EMX program runs in OS/2.}
     Replace(s,'$STACKKB',tostr((stacksize+1023) shr 10));
     {When an EMX program runs in DOS, the heap and stack share the
      same memory pool. The heap grows upwards, the stack grows downwards.}
     Replace(s,'$DOSHEAPKB',tostr((stacksize+maxheapsize+1023) shr 10));
     if Strip and Target_Link.StripBind then
                   Replace (S, '$STRIP', Target_Link.StripOpt) else
                                                     Replace (S, '$STRIP', '');
     if utilsdirectory<>'' then
       begin
          bindbin:=Search(target_link.bindbin[ii]+source_os.exeext,
            utilsdirectory,bindfound)+target_link.bindbin[ii]+source_os.exeext;
       end
     else
       bindbin:=FindExe(target_link.bindbin[ii],bindfound);
     if (not bindfound) and not (cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches) then
      begin
        Message1(exec_w_binder_not_found,bindbin);
        aktglobalswitches:=aktglobalswitches+[cs_link_extern];
      end;
     DoExec(bindbin,s,false,false);
   end;

{ Post processor executable }
{$ifdef i386}
  if (target_info.target=target_i386_Win32) and success and
     not(cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches) then
    if DLLsource then
      win_targ.postprocessexecutable(current_module^.sharedlibfilename^)
    else
      win_targ.postprocessexecutable(current_module^.exefilename^);
{$endif}

{Remove ReponseFile}
  if (success) and not(cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches) then
   RemoveFile(current_module^.outpath^+LinkResName);
  MakeExecutable:=success;   { otherwise a recursive call to link method }
end;


Procedure TLinker.MakeStaticLibrary(filescnt:longint);
{
  FilesCnt holds the amount of .o files created, if filescnt=0 then
  no smartlinking is used
}
var
  smartpath,
  s,
  arbin   : string;
  arfound : boolean;
  cnt     : longint;
begin
  smartpath:=current_module^.path^+FixPath(FixFileName(current_module^.modulename^)+target_info.smartext,false);
{ find ar binary }
  if utilsdirectory<>'' then
    begin
       arbin:=Search(target_ar.arbin+source_os.exeext,
         utilsdirectory,arfound)+target_ar.arbin+source_os.exeext;
    end
  else
    arbin:=FindExe(target_ar.arbin,arfound);
  if (not arfound) and not(cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches) then
   begin
     Message(exec_w_ar_not_found);
     aktglobalswitches:=aktglobalswitches+[cs_link_extern];
   end;
  s:=target_ar.arcmd;
  Replace(s,'$LIB',current_module^.staticlibfilename^);
  if filescnt=0 then
    Replace(s,'$FILES',current_module^.objfilename^)
  else
    Replace(s,'$FILES',FixFileName(smartpath+current_module^.asmprefix^+'*'+target_info.objext));
  DoExec(arbin,s,false,true);
{ Clean up }
  if not(cs_asm_leave in aktglobalswitches) then
   if not(cs_link_extern in aktglobalswitches) then
    begin
      if filescnt=0 then
       RemoveFile(current_module^.objfilename^)
      else
       begin
         for cnt:=1 to filescnt do
          if not RemoveFile(FixFileName(smartpath+current_module^.asmprefix^+tostr(cnt)+target_info.objext)) then
           RemoveFile(FixFileName(smartpath+current_module^.asmprefix^+'e'+tostr(cnt)+target_info.objext));
         RemoveDir(smartpath);
       end;
    end
   else
    begin
      if filescnt=0 then
       AsmRes.AddDeleteCommand(current_module^.objfilename^)
      else
       begin
         AsmRes.AddDeleteCommand(smartpath+current_module^.asmprefix^+'*'+target_info.objext);
         AsmRes.Add('rmdir '+smartpath);
       end;
    end;
end;


Procedure TLinker.MakeSharedLibrary;
var
  s : string;
begin
  s:=' -shared -o $LIB $FILES';
  Replace(s,'$LIB',current_module^.sharedlibfilename^);
  Replace(s,'$FILES',current_module^.objfilename^);
  if DoExec(FindLinker,s,false,false) then
   RemoveFile(current_module^.objfilename^);
end;


end.
{
  $Log$
  Revision 1.62  1999-07-27 11:05:51  peter
    * glibc 2.1.2 support

  Revision 1.61  1999/07/18 10:19:53  florian
    * made it compilable with Dlephi 4 again
    + fixed problem with large stack allocations on win32

  Revision 1.60  1999/07/07 20:33:53  peter
    * warning instead of error when switching to static linking

  Revision 1.59  1999/07/05 16:21:26  peter
    * fixed linking for units without linking necessary

  Revision 1.58  1999/07/03 00:29:51  peter
    * new link writing to the ppu, one .ppu is needed for all link types,
      static (.o) is now always created also when smartlinking is used

  Revision 1.57  1999/06/28 16:02:31  peter
    * merged

  Revision 1.54.2.3  1999/06/28 15:55:40  peter
    * also search path if not found in utilsdirectory

  Revision 1.54.2.2  1999/06/18 09:51:55  peter
    * always use shell() for go32v2 to support LFN

  Revision 1.54.2.1  1999/06/15 13:51:56  peter
    * also check ld-2.1.so for glibc 2.1, previous was only for 2.1.1

  Revision 1.54  1999/06/02 13:25:35  hajny
    * fixed stripping symbols for OS/2

  Revision 1.53  1999/05/04 21:44:44  florian
    * changes to compile it with Delphi 4.0

  Revision 1.52  1999/05/03 21:30:30  peter
    + glibc 2.1

  Revision 1.51  1999/04/28 23:42:33  pierre
   * removing of temporary directory with -s option

  Revision 1.50  1999/04/25 14:31:48  daniel
  * Bug fixed in linking: compiling files on another drive than the one you
  currently use you is done correctly.

  Revision 1.49  1999/03/25 16:55:30  peter
    + unitpath,librarypath,includepath,objectpath directives

  Revision 1.48  1999/03/23 16:22:43  peter
    * crtbegin/crtend only added if found

  Revision 1.47  1999/02/05 16:45:47  michael
  + Fixed gluing of options

  Revision 1.46  1999/02/05 08:54:26  pierre
    + linkofiles splitted inot linkofiles and linkunitfiles
      because linkofiles must be stored with directory
      to enabled linking of different objects with same name
      in a different directory

  Revision 1.45  1999/01/29 10:33:07  peter
    * objectsearchpath is now also searched if an object is not found

  Revision 1.44  1999/01/27 13:07:58  pierre
   * problem related with libc : go32v2 and linux differences

  Revision 1.43  1999/01/25 15:02:13  peter
    * link libc always as last

  Revision 1.42  1998/12/11 00:03:19  peter
    + globtype,tokens,version unit splitted from globals

  Revision 1.41  1998/12/01 23:39:46  pierre
   * postprocessexec for win32 changed

  Revision 1.40  1998/12/01 12:51:20  peter
    * fixed placing of ppas.sh and link.res when using -FE

  Revision 1.39  1998/11/30 13:26:23  pierre
    * the code for ordering the exported procs/vars was buggy
    + added -WB to force binding (Ozerski way of creating DLL)
      this is off by default as direct writing of .edata section seems
      OK

  Revision 1.38  1998/11/30 09:43:13  pierre
    * some range check bugs fixed (still not working !)
    + added DLL writing support for win32 (also accepts variables)
    + TempAnsi for code that could be used for Temporary ansi strings
      handling

  Revision 1.37  1998/10/26 22:23:31  peter
    + fixpath() has an extra option to allow a ./ as path

  Revision 1.36  1998/10/22 15:18:44  florian
    + switch -vx for win32 added

  Revision 1.35  1998/10/19 18:06:23  peter
    * use no_double

  Revision 1.34  1998/10/16 13:37:18  florian
    + switch -FD added to specify the path for utilities

  Revision 1.33  1998/10/14 13:38:22  peter
    * fixed path with staticlib/objects in ppufiles

  Revision 1.32  1998/10/14 11:03:55  daniel
  * Forgot to dereference a pointer.

  Revision 1.31  1998/10/14 11:01:21  daniel
  * Staticlibfilename no longer not include a path. Correction when calling
  ar.

  Revision 1.30  1998/10/13 13:10:18  peter
    * new style for m68k/i386 infos and enums

  Revision 1.29  1998/10/13 08:19:34  pierre
    + source_os is now set correctly for cross-processor compilers
      (tos contains all target_infos and
       we use CPU86 and CPU68 conditionnals to
       get the source operating system
       this only works if you do not undefine
       the source target  !!)
    * several cg68k memory leaks fixed
    + started to change the code so that it should be possible to have
      a complete compiler (both for m68k and i386 !!)

  Revision 1.28  1998/10/08 23:28:56  peter
    * -vu shows unit info, -vt shows tried/used files

  Revision 1.27  1998/10/06 17:16:52  pierre
    * some memory leaks fixed (thanks to Peter for heaptrc !)

  Revision 1.26  1998/09/29 15:23:05  peter
    * remove also the end files for smartlinking

  Revision 1.25  1998/09/10 15:25:31  daniel
  + Added maxheapsize.
  * Corrected semi-bug in calling the assembler and the linker

  Revision 1.24  1998/09/07 18:32:45  peter
    * fixed for m68k

  Revision 1.23  1998/09/03 17:39:04  florian
    + better code for type conversation longint/dword to real type

  Revision 1.22  1998/09/01 09:01:00  peter
    + glibc2 support

  Revision 1.21  1998/08/31 12:26:26  peter
    * m68k and palmos updates from surebugfixes

  Revision 1.20  1998/08/19 10:06:14  peter
    * fixed filenames and removedir which supports slash at the end

  Revision 1.19  1998/08/17 09:17:47  peter
    * static/shared linking updates

  Revision 1.18  1998/08/14 21:56:34  peter
    * setting the outputfile using -o works now to create static libs

  Revision 1.17  1998/08/14 18:16:08  peter
    * return after a failed call will now add it to ppas

  Revision 1.16  1998/08/12 19:28:15  peter
    * better libc support

  Revision 1.15  1998/08/10 14:50:02  peter
    + localswitches, moduleswitches, globalswitches splitting

  Revision 1.14  1998/06/17 14:10:13  peter
    * small os2 fixes
    * fixed interdependent units with newppu (remake3 under linux works now)

  Revision 1.13  1998/06/08 22:59:46  peter
    * smartlinking works for win32
    * some defines to exclude some compiler parts

  Revision 1.12  1998/06/04 23:51:44  peter
    * m68k compiles
    + .def file creation moved to gendef.pas so it could also be used
      for win32

  Revision 1.11  1998/05/27 00:20:31  peter
    * some scanner optimizes
    * automaticly aout2exe for go32v1
    * fixed dynamiclinker option which was added at the wrong place

  Revision 1.10  1998/05/22 12:32:47  peter
    * fixed -L on the commandline, Dos commandline is only 128 bytes

  Revision 1.9  1998/05/12 10:46:59  peter
    * moved printstatus to verb_def
    + V_Normal which is between V_Error and V_Warning and doesn't have a
      prefix like error: warning: and is included in V_Default
    * fixed some messages
    * first time parameter scan is only for -v and -T
    - removed old style messages

  Revision 1.8  1998/05/11 13:07:54  peter
    + $ifdef NEWPPU for the new ppuformat
    + $define GDB not longer required
    * removed all warnings and stripped some log comments
    * no findfirst/findnext anymore to remove smartlink *.o files

  Revision 1.7  1998/05/08 09:21:20  michael
  * Added missing -Fl message to messages file.
  * Corrected mangling of file names when doing Linklib
  * -Fl now actually WORKS.
  * Librarysearchpath is now a field in linker object.

  Revision 1.6  1998/05/06 09:26:49  peter
    * fixed ld call with shell

  Revision 1.4  1998/05/04 17:54:25  peter
    + smartlinking works (only case jumptable left todo)
    * redesign of systems.pas to support assemblers and linkers
    + Unitname is now also in the PPU-file, increased version to 14

  Revision 1.3  1998/04/16 10:54:30  daniel
  * Fixed linking for OS/2.
}