* ldmain.c (add_DT_NEEDED_for_dynamic): Default to FALSE.

	* ld.texinfo (--copy-dt-needed-entries): Mention new default.

diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index ce8a0345329aa34e72f14ee9d585cef8ff32b1d4..1297c2cf68b9cdeebaa55e7eb842fb51728fd24a 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-08-22  Michael Matz  <matz@suse.de>
+
+       * ldmain.c (add_DT_NEEDED_for_dynamic): Default to FALSE.
+       * ld.texinfo (--copy-dt-needed-entries): Mention new default.
+
 2011-08-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
        PR ld/12762

diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo
index 94079e23a684c9bf5f6e78fe501cc7da4a2da263..592e38cefb64dcc0e099351e477677665c9b1d67 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ld.texinfo
+++ b/ld/ld.texinfo
@@ -1258,21 +1258,20 @@ option.
 @itemx --no-copy-dt-needed-entries
 This option affects the treatment of dynamic libraries referred to 
 by DT_NEEDED tags @emph{inside} ELF dynamic libraries mentioned on the
-command line.  Normally the linker will add a DT_NEEDED tag to the
+command line.  Normally the linker won't add a DT_NEEDED tag to the
 output binary for each library mentioned in a DT_NEEDED tag in an
-input dynamic library.  With @option{--no-copy-dt-needed-entries}
+input dynamic library.  With @option{--copy-dt-needed-entries}
 specified on the command line however any dynamic libraries that
-follow it will have their DT_NEEDED entries ignored.  The default
-behaviour can be restored with @option{--copy-dt-needed-entries}.
+follow it will have their DT_NEEDED entries added.  The default
+behaviour can be restored with @option{--no-copy-dt-needed-entries}.
 
 This option also has an effect on the resolution of symbols in dynamic
-libraries.  With the default setting dynamic libraries mentioned on
-the command line will be recursively searched, following their
-DT_NEEDED tags to other libraries, in order to resolve symbols
-required by the output binary.  With
-@option{--no-copy-dt-needed-entries} specified however the searching
-of dynamic libraries that follow it will stop with the dynamic
-library itself.  No DT_NEEDED links will be traversed to resolve
+libraries.  With @option{--copy-dt-needed-entries} dynamic libraries
+mentioned on the command line will be recursively searched, following
+their DT_NEEDED tags to other libraries, in order to resolve symbols
+required by the output binary.  With the default setting however
+the searching of dynamic libraries that follow it will stop with the
+dynamic library itself.  No DT_NEEDED links will be traversed to resolve
 symbols.
 
 @cindex cross reference table

diff --git a/ld/ldmain.c b/ld/ldmain.c
index 1b84835407cbaa5d6656c2b4600f86be6f5caa02..567b6979e14fe4fff6a865812865d378e90c8048 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ldmain.c
+++ b/ld/ldmain.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ bfd_boolean add_DT_NEEDED_for_regular;
 /* True means create DT_NEEDED entries for dynamic libraries that
    are DT_NEEDED by dynamic libraries specifically mentioned on
    the command line.  */
-bfd_boolean add_DT_NEEDED_for_dynamic = TRUE;
+bfd_boolean add_DT_NEEDED_for_dynamic;
 
 /* TRUE if we should demangle symbol names.  */
 bfd_boolean demangling;