Top "Binutils" questions

The GNU binary utilities.

How to list library dependencies of a non-native binary?

When developing for native platform, I can use ldd to list all the shared libraries (.so files) a binary executable …

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How to use/install GNU binutils (objdump)

I need to use the objdump and readelf commands in my application that runs on windows. I know I can …

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How to extract only the raw contents of an ELF section?

I've tried the following, but the resulting file is still an ELF and not purely the section content. $ objcopy --only-section=&…

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How clear gdb command screen?

Is it possible to clear the command window of gdb? I mean, is there a command in gdb that do …

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How to see what version of Binutils is on Ubuntu?

I have searched, but not found an option that tells me what version of binutils I have on My Ubuntu. …

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Requirements to use flto

If I want to compile my project with -flto is it enough to have built gcc with --enable-gold or do …

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Recipe for compiling binutils & gcc together?

According the the gcc build instructions you can build binutils concurrently with building gcc (as well as gmp,mpc,etc). …

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What is the "__gmon_start__" symbol?

I'm compiling this code with gcc hello.c -o hello -O3: #include <stdio.h> int main(void) { printf("…

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How to install gnu ld on mac os x 10.6?

I'm having a lot of trouble compiling the otherwise excellent Contiki OS on my macbook pro (with mac os x 10.6). …

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How to set 2 byte wchar_t output?

The GCC uses a 4-byte wchar_t by default. I can set the option -fshort-wchar to get 2 bytes per wchar_…

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