binutils/bfd/nlmcode.h

892 /* We read the NLM's public symbols and use it to generate a bfd symbol
894    use the number of public symbols as the number of bfd symbols we will
1002    We also read in the debugging symbols and import records.  Import
1003    records are treated as undefined symbols.  As we read the import
1007    The bfd symbols are copied to SYMPTRS.
1010    number of symbols.  */
1017   bfd_size_type totsymcount;	/* Number of NLM symbols.  */
1018   bfd_size_type symcount;	/* Counter of NLM symbols.  */
1034      one-to-one mapping of the NLM symbols to canonical symbols.  We actually
1035      use all the NLM symbols, so there will be no space left over at the end.
1036      When we have all the symbols, we build the caller's pointer vector.  */
1056      termination of the loop leaves the symcount correct for the symbols that
1181    Imports are relocs against symbols defined in other NLM files.  We
1182    treat these as relocs against global symbols.  Relocation fixups
1283 nlm_canonicalize_reloc (abfd, sec, relptr, symbols)
1287      asymbol **symbols;
1315   /* Get the import symbols.  */
1317   for (i = 0; i < count; i++, symbols++)
1321       sym = *symbols;
1333 		  (*relptr)->sym_ptr_ptr = symbols;
1356    It also looks over the symbols and moves any common symbols into
1358    This approach means that either the symbols must already have been
1359    set at this point, or there must be no common symbols.  We need to
1360    move the symbols at this point so that mangle_relocs can see the
1519   /* Move all common symbols into the .bss section.  */
1642      public symbols (exports)
1759   /* Write out the imports (relocs against external symbols).  These
1762      external symbols and sort them.  */
1831   /* Write out the public symbols (exports).  */
1914 	 symbol table, because exported symbols appear in both the
2013      the values in the header to the values of the symbols.  */