What is the .xs and .x* files in ldscripts?

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What are these files

/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf32_x86_64.xs
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf_x86_64.xs
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf_i386.xs
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf_iamcu.xs
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf32_x86_64.xs
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf_x86_64.xs
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf_i386.xs
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf_iamcu.xs
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf32_x86_64.xs
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf_x86_64.xs
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf_i386.xs
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ldscripts/elf_iamcu.xs

They're packaged by binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu, but how do they fit into the system? Guessing they're some kind of definition file for the system. What uses them and are they documented?

Asked by Evan Carroll (34663 rep)

Dec 14, 2022, 07:02 PM
Last activity: Dec 14, 2022, 07:27 PM

What is the .xs and .x* files in ldscripts?

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