@section Opening and closing BFDs
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@section Opening and closing BFDs
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@findex bfd_openr
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@findex bfd_openr
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_openr}
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_openr}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@example
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@example
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bfd *bfd_openr(CONST char *filename, CONST char *target);
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bfd *bfd_openr(CONST char *filename, CONST char *target);
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@end example
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@end example
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@strong{Description}@*
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@strong{Description}@*
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Open the file @var{filename} (using @code{fopen}) with the target
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Open the file @var{filename} (using @code{fopen}) with the target
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@var{target}. Return a pointer to the created BFD.
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@var{target}. Return a pointer to the created BFD.
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Calls @code{bfd_find_target}, so @var{target} is interpreted as by
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Calls @code{bfd_find_target}, so @var{target} is interpreted as by
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that function.
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that function.
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If @code{NULL} is returned then an error has occured. Possible errors
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If @code{NULL} is returned then an error has occured. Possible errors
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are @code{bfd_error_no_memory}, @code{bfd_error_invalid_target} or @code{system_call} error.
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are @code{bfd_error_no_memory}, @code{bfd_error_invalid_target} or @code{system_call} error.
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@findex bfd_fdopenr
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@findex bfd_fdopenr
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_fdopenr}
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_fdopenr}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@example
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@example
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bfd *bfd_fdopenr(CONST char *filename, CONST char *target, int fd);
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bfd *bfd_fdopenr(CONST char *filename, CONST char *target, int fd);
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@end example
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@end example
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@strong{Description}@*
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@strong{Description}@*
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@code{bfd_fdopenr} is to @code{bfd_fopenr} much like @code{fdopen} is to @code{fopen}.
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@code{bfd_fdopenr} is to @code{bfd_fopenr} much like @code{fdopen} is to @code{fopen}.
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It opens a BFD on a file already described by the @var{fd}
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It opens a BFD on a file already described by the @var{fd}
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supplied.
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supplied.
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When the file is later @code{bfd_close}d, the file descriptor will be closed.
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When the file is later @code{bfd_close}d, the file descriptor will be closed.
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If the caller desires that this file descriptor be cached by BFD
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If the caller desires that this file descriptor be cached by BFD
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(opened as needed, closed as needed to free descriptors for
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(opened as needed, closed as needed to free descriptors for
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other opens), with the supplied @var{fd} used as an initial
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other opens), with the supplied @var{fd} used as an initial
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file descriptor (but subject to closure at any time), call
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file descriptor (but subject to closure at any time), call
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bfd_set_cacheable(bfd, 1) on the returned BFD. The default is to
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bfd_set_cacheable(bfd, 1) on the returned BFD. The default is to
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assume no cacheing; the file descriptor will remain open until
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assume no cacheing; the file descriptor will remain open until
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@code{bfd_close}, and will not be affected by BFD operations on other
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@code{bfd_close}, and will not be affected by BFD operations on other
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files.
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files.
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Possible errors are @code{bfd_error_no_memory}, @code{bfd_error_invalid_target} and @code{bfd_error_system_call}.
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Possible errors are @code{bfd_error_no_memory}, @code{bfd_error_invalid_target} and @code{bfd_error_system_call}.
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@findex bfd_openstreamr
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@findex bfd_openstreamr
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_openstreamr}
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_openstreamr}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@example
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@example
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bfd *bfd_openstreamr(const char *, const char *, PTR);
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bfd *bfd_openstreamr(const char *, const char *, PTR);
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@end example
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@end example
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@strong{Description}@*
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@strong{Description}@*
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Open a BFD for read access on an existing stdio stream. When
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Open a BFD for read access on an existing stdio stream. When
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the BFD is passed to @code{bfd_close}, the stream will be closed.
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the BFD is passed to @code{bfd_close}, the stream will be closed.
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@findex bfd_openw
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@findex bfd_openw
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_openw}
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_openw}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@example
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@example
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bfd *bfd_openw(CONST char *filename, CONST char *target);
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bfd *bfd_openw(CONST char *filename, CONST char *target);
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@end example
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@end example
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@strong{Description}@*
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@strong{Description}@*
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Create a BFD, associated with file @var{filename}, using the
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Create a BFD, associated with file @var{filename}, using the
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file format @var{target}, and return a pointer to it.
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file format @var{target}, and return a pointer to it.
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Possible errors are @code{bfd_error_system_call}, @code{bfd_error_no_memory},
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Possible errors are @code{bfd_error_system_call}, @code{bfd_error_no_memory},
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@code{bfd_error_invalid_target}.
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@code{bfd_error_invalid_target}.
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@findex bfd_close
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@findex bfd_close
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_close}
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_close}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@example
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@example
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boolean bfd_close(bfd *abfd);
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boolean bfd_close(bfd *abfd);
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@end example
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@end example
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@strong{Description}@*
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@strong{Description}@*
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Close a BFD. If the BFD was open for writing,
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Close a BFD. If the BFD was open for writing,
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then pending operations are completed and the file written out
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then pending operations are completed and the file written out
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and closed. If the created file is executable, then
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and closed. If the created file is executable, then
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@code{chmod} is called to mark it as such.
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@code{chmod} is called to mark it as such.
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All memory attached to the BFD is released.
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All memory attached to the BFD is released.
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The file descriptor associated with the BFD is closed (even
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The file descriptor associated with the BFD is closed (even
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if it was passed in to BFD by @code{bfd_fdopenr}).
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if it was passed in to BFD by @code{bfd_fdopenr}).
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@strong{Returns}@*
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@strong{Returns}@*
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@code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
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@code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
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@findex bfd_close_all_done
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@findex bfd_close_all_done
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_close_all_done}
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_close_all_done}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@example
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@example
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boolean bfd_close_all_done(bfd *);
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boolean bfd_close_all_done(bfd *);
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@end example
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@end example
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@strong{Description}@*
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@strong{Description}@*
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Close a BFD. Differs from @code{bfd_close}
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Close a BFD. Differs from @code{bfd_close}
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since it does not complete any pending operations. This
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since it does not complete any pending operations. This
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routine would be used if the application had just used BFD for
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routine would be used if the application had just used BFD for
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swapping and didn't want to use any of the writing code.
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swapping and didn't want to use any of the writing code.
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If the created file is executable, then @code{chmod} is called
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If the created file is executable, then @code{chmod} is called
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to mark it as such.
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to mark it as such.
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All memory attached to the BFD is released.
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All memory attached to the BFD is released.
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@strong{Returns}@*
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@strong{Returns}@*
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@code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
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@code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
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@findex bfd_create
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@findex bfd_create
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_create}
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_create}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@example
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@example
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bfd *bfd_create(CONST char *filename, bfd *templ);
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bfd *bfd_create(CONST char *filename, bfd *templ);
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@end example
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@end example
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@strong{Description}@*
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@strong{Description}@*
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Create a new BFD in the manner of
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Create a new BFD in the manner of
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@code{bfd_openw}, but without opening a file. The new BFD
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@code{bfd_openw}, but without opening a file. The new BFD
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takes the target from the target used by @var{template}. The
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takes the target from the target used by @var{template}. The
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format is always set to @code{bfd_object}.
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format is always set to @code{bfd_object}.
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@findex bfd_make_writable
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@findex bfd_make_writable
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_make_writable}
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_make_writable}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@example
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@example
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boolean bfd_make_writable(bfd *abfd);
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boolean bfd_make_writable(bfd *abfd);
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@end example
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@end example
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@strong{Description}@*
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@strong{Description}@*
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Takes a BFD as created by @code{bfd_create} and converts it
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Takes a BFD as created by @code{bfd_create} and converts it
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into one like as returned by @code{bfd_openw}. It does this
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into one like as returned by @code{bfd_openw}. It does this
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by converting the BFD to BFD_IN_MEMORY. It's assumed that
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by converting the BFD to BFD_IN_MEMORY. It's assumed that
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you will call @code{bfd_make_readable} on this bfd later.
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you will call @code{bfd_make_readable} on this bfd later.
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@strong{Returns}@*
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@strong{Returns}@*
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@code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
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@code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
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@findex bfd_make_readable
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@findex bfd_make_readable
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_make_readable}
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_make_readable}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@example
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@example
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boolean bfd_make_readable(bfd *abfd);
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boolean bfd_make_readable(bfd *abfd);
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@end example
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@end example
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@strong{Description}@*
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@strong{Description}@*
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Takes a BFD as created by @code{bfd_create} and
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Takes a BFD as created by @code{bfd_create} and
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@code{bfd_make_writable} and converts it into one like as
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@code{bfd_make_writable} and converts it into one like as
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returned by @code{bfd_openr}. It does this by writing the
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returned by @code{bfd_openr}. It does this by writing the
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contents out to the memory buffer, then reversing the
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contents out to the memory buffer, then reversing the
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direction.
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direction.
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@strong{Returns}@*
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@strong{Returns}@*
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@code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
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@code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
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@findex bfd_alloc
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@findex bfd_alloc
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_alloc}
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@subsubsection @code{bfd_alloc}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@strong{Synopsis}
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@example
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@example
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PTR bfd_alloc (bfd *abfd, size_t wanted);
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PTR bfd_alloc (bfd *abfd, size_t wanted);
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@end example
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@end example
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@strong{Description}@*
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@strong{Description}@*
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Allocate a block of @var{wanted} bytes of memory attached to
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Allocate a block of @var{wanted} bytes of memory attached to
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@code{abfd} and return a pointer to it.
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@code{abfd} and return a pointer to it.
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