backend: add support for x32 ELF

Add an x32 ELF (32-bit code with the CPU in 64-bit mode) backend.

8 files changed, 2233 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 89f2bed..2a465eb 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ NASM =	nasm.$(O) nasmlib.$(O) ver.$(O) \
 	output/nullout.$(O) \
 	output/outbin.$(O) output/outaout.$(O) output/outcoff.$(O) \
 	output/outelf.$(O) output/outelf32.$(O) output/outelf64.$(O) \
+	output/outelfx32.$(O) \
 	output/outobj.$(O) output/outas86.$(O) output/outrdf2.$(O) \
 	output/outdbg.$(O) output/outieee.$(O) output/outmac32.$(O) \
 	output/outmac64.$(O) preproc.$(O) quote.$(O) pptok.$(O) \
@@ -349,6 +350,10 @@ output/outelf64.$(O): output/outelf64.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h \
  eval.h insnsi.h nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h output/dwarf.h output/elf.h \
  output/outelf.h output/outform.h output/outlib.h output/stabs.h pptok.h \
  preproc.h raa.h rbtree.h regs.h saa.h stdscan.h
+output/outelfx32.$(O): output/outelfx32.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h \
+ eval.h insnsi.h nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h output/dwarf.h output/elf.h \
+ output/outelf.h output/outform.h output/outlib.h output/stabs.h pptok.h \
+ preproc.h raa.h rbtree.h regs.h saa.h stdscan.h
 output/outform.$(O): output/outform.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h \
  insnsi.h nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h output/outform.h pptok.h preproc.h \
  regs.h
diff --git a/Mkfiles/msvc.mak b/Mkfiles/msvc.mak
index f0aeaa9..2a9ee82 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/msvc.mak
+++ b/Mkfiles/msvc.mak
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ NASM =	nasm.$(O) nasmlib.$(O) ver.$(O) \
 	output/nullout.$(O) \
 	output/outbin.$(O) output/outaout.$(O) output/outcoff.$(O) \
 	output/outelf.$(O) output/outelf32.$(O) output/outelf64.$(O) \
+	output/outelfx32.$(O) \
 	output/outobj.$(O) output/outas86.$(O) output/outrdf2.$(O) \
 	output/outdbg.$(O) output/outieee.$(O) output/outmac32.$(O) \
 	output/outmac64.$(O) preproc.$(O) quote.$(O) pptok.$(O) \
@@ -258,6 +259,10 @@ output/outelf64.$(O): output/outelf64.c compiler.h directiv.h eval.h \
  insnsi.h nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h output/dwarf.h output/elf.h \
  output/outelf.h output/outform.h output/outlib.h output/stabs.h pptok.h \
  preproc.h raa.h rbtree.h regs.h saa.h stdscan.h
+output/outelfx32.$(O): output/outelfx32.c compiler.h directiv.h eval.h \
+ insnsi.h nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h output/dwarf.h output/elf.h \
+ output/outelf.h output/outform.h output/outlib.h output/stabs.h pptok.h \
+ preproc.h raa.h rbtree.h regs.h saa.h stdscan.h
 output/outform.$(O): output/outform.c compiler.h directiv.h insnsi.h nasm.h \
  nasmlib.h opflags.h output/outform.h pptok.h preproc.h regs.h
 output/outieee.$(O): output/outieee.c compiler.h directiv.h insnsi.h nasm.h \
diff --git a/Mkfiles/netware.mak b/Mkfiles/netware.mak
index bb8b715..fb33c23 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/netware.mak
+++ b/Mkfiles/netware.mak
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ NASM =	nasm.o nasmlib.o ver.o \
 	nullout.o \
 	outbin.o outaout.o outcoff.o \
 	outelf.o outelf32.o outelf64.o \
+	outelfx32.o \
 	outobj.o outas86.o outrdf2.o \
 	outdbg.o outieee.o outmac32.o \
 	outmac64.o preproc.o quote.o pptok.o \
@@ -193,6 +194,9 @@ outelf32.o: outelf32.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h eval.h insnsi.h nasm.h \
 outelf64.o: outelf64.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h eval.h insnsi.h nasm.h \
  nasmlib.h opflags.h dwarf.h elf.h outelf.h outform.h outlib.h stabs.h \
  pptok.h preproc.h raa.h rbtree.h regs.h saa.h stdscan.h
+outelfx32.o: outelfx32.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h eval.h insnsi.h \
+ nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h dwarf.h elf.h outelf.h outform.h outlib.h \
+ stabs.h pptok.h preproc.h raa.h rbtree.h regs.h saa.h stdscan.h
 outform.o: outform.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h insnsi.h nasm.h \
  nasmlib.h opflags.h outform.h pptok.h preproc.h regs.h
 outieee.o: outieee.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h insnsi.h nasm.h \
diff --git a/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak b/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak
index a4b159c..2f1a2cf 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak
+++ b/Mkfiles/openwcom.mak
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ NASM =	nasm.$(O) nasmlib.$(O) ver.$(O) &
 	output/nullout.$(O) &
 	output/outbin.$(O) output/outaout.$(O) output/outcoff.$(O) &
 	output/outelf.$(O) output/outelf32.$(O) output/outelf64.$(O) &
+	output/outelfx32.$(O) &
 	output/outobj.$(O) output/outas86.$(O) output/outrdf2.$(O) &
 	output/outdbg.$(O) output/outieee.$(O) output/outmac32.$(O) &
 	output/outmac64.$(O) preproc.$(O) quote.$(O) pptok.$(O) &
@@ -332,6 +333,10 @@ output/outelf64.$(O): output/outelf64.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h &
  eval.h insnsi.h nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h output/dwarf.h output/elf.h &
  output/outelf.h output/outform.h output/outlib.h output/stabs.h pptok.h &
  preproc.h raa.h rbtree.h regs.h saa.h stdscan.h
+output/outelfx32.$(O): output/outelfx32.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h &
+ eval.h insnsi.h nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h output/dwarf.h output/elf.h &
+ output/outelf.h output/outform.h output/outlib.h output/stabs.h pptok.h &
+ preproc.h raa.h rbtree.h regs.h saa.h stdscan.h
 output/outform.$(O): output/outform.c compiler.h config.h directiv.h &
  insnsi.h nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h output/outform.h pptok.h preproc.h &
  regs.h
diff --git a/Mkfiles/owlinux.mak b/Mkfiles/owlinux.mak
index 6979876..5e4a793 100644
--- a/Mkfiles/owlinux.mak
+++ b/Mkfiles/owlinux.mak
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ NASM =	nasm.$(O) nasmlib.$(O) ver.$(O) \
 	output/nullout.$(O) \
 	output/outbin.$(O) output/outaout.$(O) output/outcoff.$(O) \
 	output/outelf.$(O) output/outelf32.$(O) output/outelf64.$(O) \
+	output/outelfx32.$(O) \
 	output/outobj.$(O) output/outas86.$(O) output/outrdf2.$(O) \
 	output/outdbg.$(O) output/outieee.$(O) output/outmac32.$(O) \
 	output/outmac64.$(O) preproc.$(O) quote.$(O) pptok.$(O) \
@@ -297,6 +298,10 @@ output/outelf64.$(O): output/outelf64.c compiler.h directiv.h eval.h \
  insnsi.h nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h output/dwarf.h output/elf.h \
  output/outelf.h output/outform.h output/outlib.h output/stabs.h pptok.h \
  preproc.h raa.h rbtree.h regs.h saa.h stdscan.h
+output/outelfx32.$(O): output/outelfx32.c compiler.h directiv.h eval.h \
+ insnsi.h nasm.h nasmlib.h opflags.h output/dwarf.h output/elf.h \
+ output/outelf.h output/outform.h output/outlib.h output/stabs.h pptok.h \
+ preproc.h raa.h rbtree.h regs.h saa.h stdscan.h
 output/outform.$(O): output/outform.c compiler.h directiv.h insnsi.h nasm.h \
  nasmlib.h opflags.h output/outform.h pptok.h preproc.h regs.h
 output/outieee.$(O): output/outieee.c compiler.h directiv.h insnsi.h nasm.h \
diff --git a/output/outelf.c b/output/outelf.c
index 6d43b86..9ec0035 100644
--- a/output/outelf.c
+++ b/output/outelf.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include "output/elf.h"
 #include "output/outelf.h"
 
-#if defined(OF_ELF32) || defined(OF_ELF64)
+#if defined(OF_ELF32) || defined(OF_ELF64) || defined(OF_ELFX32)
 
 const struct elf_known_section elf_known_sections[] = {
     { ".text",    SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC|SHF_EXECINSTR,     16 },
@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ void section_attrib(char *name, char *attr, int pass,
     }
 }
 
-#endif /* defined(OF_ELF32) || defined(OF_ELF64) */
+#endif /* defined(OF_ELF32) || defined(OF_ELF64) || defined(OF_ELFX32) */
diff --git a/output/outelfx32.c b/output/outelfx32.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..914a83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output/outelfx32.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2194 @@
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2012 The NASM Authors - All Rights Reserved
+ *   See the file AUTHORS included with the NASM distribution for
+ *   the specific copyright holders.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following
+ *   conditions are met:
+ *
+ *   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ *     copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ *     disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+ *     with the distribution.
+ *
+ *     THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
+ *     CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+ *     INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ *     MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ *     DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
+ *     CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *     SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ *     NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ *     LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ *     HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ *     CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+ *     OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
+ *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/*
+ * outelfx32.c   output routines for the Netwide Assembler to produce
+ *              ELF32 (x86_64) object file format
+ */
+
+#include "compiler.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include "nasm.h"
+#include "nasmlib.h"
+#include "saa.h"
+#include "raa.h"
+#include "stdscan.h"
+#include "eval.h"
+#include "output/outform.h"
+#include "output/outlib.h"
+#include "rbtree.h"
+
+#include "output/dwarf.h"
+#include "output/stabs.h"
+#include "output/outelf.h"
+
+#ifdef OF_ELFX32
+
+/*
+ * Relocation types.
+ */
+struct Reloc {
+    struct Reloc *next;
+    int32_t address;            /* relative to _start_ of section */
+    int32_t symbol;             /* symbol index */
+    int32_t offset;             /* symbol addend */
+    int type;                   /* type of relocation */
+};
+
+struct Symbol {
+    struct rbtree symv;         /* symbol value and rbtree of globals */
+    int32_t strpos;             /* string table position of name */
+    int32_t section;            /* section ID of the symbol */
+    int type;                   /* symbol type */
+    int other;                  /* symbol visibility */
+    int32_t size;               /* size of symbol */
+    int32_t globnum;            /* symbol table offset if global */
+    struct Symbol *nextfwd;     /* list of unresolved-size symbols */
+    char *name;                 /* used temporarily if in above list */
+};
+
+struct Section {
+    struct SAA *data;
+    uint32_t len, size, nrelocs;
+    int32_t index;              /* index into sects array */
+    int type;                   /* SHT_PROGBITS or SHT_NOBITS */
+    uint32_t align;             /* alignment: power of two */
+    uint32_t flags;             /* section flags */
+    char *name;
+    struct SAA *rel;
+    uint32_t rellen;
+    struct Reloc *head, **tail;
+    struct rbtree *gsyms;       /* global symbols in section */
+};
+
+#define SECT_DELTA 32
+static struct Section **sects;
+static int nsects, sectlen;
+
+#define SHSTR_DELTA 256
+static char *shstrtab;
+static int shstrtablen, shstrtabsize;
+
+static struct SAA *syms;
+static uint32_t nlocals, nglobs, ndebugs; /* Symbol counts */
+
+static int32_t def_seg;
+
+static struct RAA *bsym;
+
+static struct SAA *strs;
+static uint32_t strslen;
+
+static struct Symbol *fwds;
+
+static char elf_module[FILENAME_MAX];
+
+static uint8_t elf_osabi = 0;   /* Default OSABI = 0 (System V or Linux) */
+static uint8_t elf_abiver = 0;  /* Current ABI version */
+
+extern struct ofmt of_elfx32;
+
+static struct ELF_SECTDATA {
+    void *data;
+    int32_t len;
+    bool is_saa;
+} *elf_sects;
+static int elf_nsect, nsections;
+static int32_t elf_foffs;
+
+static void elf_write(void);
+static void elf_sect_write(struct Section *, const void *, size_t);
+static void elf_sect_writeaddr(struct Section *, int32_t, size_t);
+static void elf_section_header(int, int, uint32_t, void *, bool, uint32_t, int, int,
+                               int, int);
+static void elf_write_sections(void);
+static struct SAA *elf_build_symtab(int32_t *, int32_t *);
+static struct SAA *elf_build_reltab(uint32_t *, struct Reloc *);
+static void add_sectname(char *, char *);
+
+struct erel {
+    int offset, info;
+};
+
+struct symlininfo {
+    int offset;
+    int section;                /* index into sects[] */
+    int segto;                  /* internal section number */
+    char *name;                 /* shallow-copied pointer of section name */
+};
+
+struct linelist {
+    struct linelist *next;
+    struct linelist *last;
+    struct symlininfo info;
+    char *filename;
+    int line;
+};
+
+struct sectlist {
+    struct SAA *psaa;
+    int section;
+    int line;
+    int offset;
+    int file;
+    struct sectlist *next;
+    struct sectlist *last;
+};
+
+/* common debug variables */
+static int currentline = 1;
+static int debug_immcall = 0;
+
+/* stabs debug variables */
+static struct linelist *stabslines = 0;
+static int numlinestabs = 0;
+static char *stabs_filename = 0;
+static uint8_t *stabbuf = 0, *stabstrbuf = 0, *stabrelbuf = 0;
+static int stablen, stabstrlen, stabrellen;
+
+/* dwarf debug variables */
+static struct linelist *dwarf_flist = 0, *dwarf_clist = 0, *dwarf_elist = 0;
+static struct sectlist *dwarf_fsect = 0, *dwarf_csect = 0, *dwarf_esect = 0;
+static int dwarf_numfiles = 0, dwarf_nsections;
+static uint8_t *arangesbuf = 0, *arangesrelbuf = 0, *pubnamesbuf = 0, *infobuf = 0,  *inforelbuf = 0,
+               *abbrevbuf = 0, *linebuf = 0, *linerelbuf = 0, *framebuf = 0, *locbuf = 0;
+static int8_t line_base = -5, line_range = 14, opcode_base = 13;
+static int arangeslen, arangesrellen, pubnameslen, infolen, inforellen,
+           abbrevlen, linelen, linerellen, framelen, loclen;
+static int32_t dwarf_infosym, dwarf_abbrevsym, dwarf_linesym;
+
+
+static struct dfmt df_dwarf;
+static struct dfmt df_stabs;
+static struct Symbol *lastsym;
+
+/* common debugging routines */
+static void debugx32_typevalue(int32_t);
+static void debugx32_deflabel(char *, int32_t, int64_t, int, char *);
+static void debugx32_directive(const char *, const char *);
+
+/* stabs debugging routines */
+static void stabsx32_linenum(const char *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t);
+static void stabsx32_output(int, void *);
+static void stabsx32_generate(void);
+static void stabsx32_cleanup(void);
+
+/* dwarf debugging routines */
+static void dwarfx32_init(void);
+static void dwarfx32_linenum(const char *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t);
+static void dwarfx32_output(int, void *);
+static void dwarfx32_generate(void);
+static void dwarfx32_cleanup(void);
+static void dwarfx32_findfile(const char *);
+static void dwarfx32_findsect(const int);
+
+/*
+ * Special section numbers which are used to define ELF special
+ * symbols, which can be used with WRT to provide PIC relocation
+ * types.
+ */
+static int32_t elf_gotpc_sect, elf_gotoff_sect;
+static int32_t elf_got_sect, elf_plt_sect;
+static int32_t elf_sym_sect;
+static int32_t elf_gottpoff_sect;
+
+static void elf_init(void)
+{
+    maxbits = 64;
+    sects = NULL;
+    nsects = sectlen = 0;
+    syms = saa_init((int32_t)sizeof(struct Symbol));
+    nlocals = nglobs = ndebugs = 0;
+    bsym = raa_init();
+    strs = saa_init(1L);
+    saa_wbytes(strs, "\0", 1L);
+    saa_wbytes(strs, elf_module, strlen(elf_module)+1);
+    strslen = 2 + strlen(elf_module);
+    shstrtab = NULL;
+    shstrtablen = shstrtabsize = 0;;
+    add_sectname("", "");
+
+    fwds = NULL;
+
+    elf_gotpc_sect = seg_alloc();
+    define_label("..gotpc", elf_gotpc_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    elf_gotoff_sect = seg_alloc();
+    define_label("..gotoff", elf_gotoff_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    elf_got_sect = seg_alloc();
+    define_label("..got", elf_got_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    elf_plt_sect = seg_alloc();
+    define_label("..plt", elf_plt_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    elf_sym_sect = seg_alloc();
+    define_label("..sym", elf_sym_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    elf_gottpoff_sect = seg_alloc();
+    define_label("..gottpoff", elf_gottpoff_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+
+    def_seg = seg_alloc();
+
+}
+
+static void elf_cleanup(int debuginfo)
+{
+    struct Reloc *r;
+    int i;
+
+    (void)debuginfo;
+
+    elf_write();
+    for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++) {
+        if (sects[i]->type != SHT_NOBITS)
+            saa_free(sects[i]->data);
+        if (sects[i]->head)
+            saa_free(sects[i]->rel);
+        while (sects[i]->head) {
+            r = sects[i]->head;
+            sects[i]->head = sects[i]->head->next;
+            nasm_free(r);
+        }
+    }
+    nasm_free(sects);
+    saa_free(syms);
+    raa_free(bsym);
+    saa_free(strs);
+    if (of_elfx32.current_dfmt) {
+        of_elfx32.current_dfmt->cleanup();
+    }
+}
+
+/* add entry to the elf .shstrtab section */
+static void add_sectname(char *firsthalf, char *secondhalf)
+{
+    int len = strlen(firsthalf) + strlen(secondhalf);
+    while (shstrtablen + len + 1 > shstrtabsize)
+        shstrtab = nasm_realloc(shstrtab, (shstrtabsize += SHSTR_DELTA));
+    strcpy(shstrtab + shstrtablen, firsthalf);
+    strcat(shstrtab + shstrtablen, secondhalf);
+    shstrtablen += len + 1;
+}
+
+static int elf_make_section(char *name, int type, int flags, int align)
+{
+    struct Section *s;
+
+    s = nasm_zalloc(sizeof(*s));
+
+    if (type != SHT_NOBITS)
+        s->data = saa_init(1L);
+    s->tail = &s->head;
+    if (!strcmp(name, ".text"))
+        s->index = def_seg;
+    else
+        s->index = seg_alloc();
+    add_sectname("", name);
+
+    s->name     = nasm_strdup(name);
+    s->type     = type;
+    s->flags    = flags;
+    s->align    = align;
+
+    if (nsects >= sectlen)
+        sects = nasm_realloc(sects, (sectlen += SECT_DELTA) * sizeof(*sects));
+    sects[nsects++] = s;
+
+    return nsects - 1;
+}
+
+static int32_t elf_section_names(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
+{
+    char *p;
+    uint32_t flags, flags_and, flags_or;
+    uint64_t align;
+    int type, i;
+
+    /*
+     * Default is 64 bits.
+     */
+    if (!name) {
+        *bits = 64;
+        return def_seg;
+    }
+
+    p = nasm_skip_word(name);
+    if (*p)
+        *p++ = '\0';
+    flags_and = flags_or = type = align = 0;
+
+    section_attrib(name, p, pass, &flags_and,
+                   &flags_or, &align, &type);
+
+    if (!strcmp(name, ".shstrtab") ||
+        !strcmp(name, ".symtab") ||
+        !strcmp(name, ".strtab")) {
+        nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "attempt to redefine reserved section"
+              "name `%s'", name);
+        return NO_SEG;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++)
+        if (!strcmp(name, sects[i]->name))
+            break;
+    if (i == nsects) {
+        const struct elf_known_section *ks = elf_known_sections;
+
+        while (ks->name) {
+            if (!strcmp(name, ks->name))
+                break;
+            ks++;
+        }
+
+        type = type ? type : ks->type;
+        align = align ? align : ks->align;
+        flags = (ks->flags & ~flags_and) | flags_or;
+
+        i = elf_make_section(name, type, flags, align);
+    } else if (pass == 1) {
+          if ((type && sects[i]->type != type)
+             || (align && sects[i]->align != align)
+             || (flags_and && ((sects[i]->flags & flags_and) != flags_or)))
+            nasm_error(ERR_WARNING, "incompatible section attributes ignored on"
+                  " redeclaration of section `%s'", name);
+    }
+
+    return sects[i]->index;
+}
+
+static void elf_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int64_t offset,
+                         int is_global, char *special)
+{
+    int pos = strslen;
+    struct Symbol *sym;
+    bool special_used = false;
+
+#if defined(DEBUG) && DEBUG>2
+    nasm_error(ERR_DEBUG,
+            " elf_deflabel: %s, seg=%"PRIx32", off=%"PRIx64", is_global=%d, %s\n",
+            name, segment, offset, is_global, special);
+#endif
+    if (name[0] == '.' && name[1] == '.' && name[2] != '@') {
+        /*
+         * This is a NASM special symbol. We never allow it into
+         * the ELF symbol table, even if it's a valid one. If it
+         * _isn't_ a valid one, we should barf immediately.
+         */
+        if (strcmp(name, "..gotpc") && strcmp(name, "..gotoff") &&
+            strcmp(name, "..got") && strcmp(name, "..plt") &&
+            strcmp(name, "..sym") && strcmp(name, "..gottpoff"))
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "unrecognised special symbol `%s'", name);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (is_global == 3) {
+        struct Symbol **s;
+        /*
+         * Fix up a forward-reference symbol size from the first
+         * pass.
+         */
+        for (s = &fwds; *s; s = &(*s)->nextfwd)
+            if (!strcmp((*s)->name, name)) {
+                struct tokenval tokval;
+                expr *e;
+                char *p = nasm_skip_spaces(nasm_skip_word(special));
+
+                stdscan_reset();
+                stdscan_set(p);
+                tokval.t_type = TOKEN_INVALID;
+                e = evaluate(stdscan, NULL, &tokval, NULL, 1, nasm_error, NULL);
+                if (e) {
+                    if (!is_simple(e))
+                        nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "cannot use relocatable"
+                              " expression as symbol size");
+                    else
+                        (*s)->size = reloc_value(e);
+                }
+
+                /*
+                 * Remove it from the list of unresolved sizes.
+                 */
+                nasm_free((*s)->name);
+                *s = (*s)->nextfwd;
+                return;
+            }
+        return;                 /* it wasn't an important one */
+    }
+
+    saa_wbytes(strs, name, (int32_t)(1 + strlen(name)));
+    strslen += 1 + strlen(name);
+
+    lastsym = sym = saa_wstruct(syms);
+
+    memset(&sym->symv, 0, sizeof(struct rbtree));
+
+    sym->strpos = pos;
+    sym->type = is_global ? SYM_GLOBAL : SYM_LOCAL;
+    sym->other = STV_DEFAULT;
+    sym->size = 0;
+    if (segment == NO_SEG)
+        sym->section = SHN_ABS;
+    else {
+        int i;
+        sym->section = SHN_UNDEF;
+        if (segment == def_seg) {
+            /* we have to be sure at least text section is there */
+            int tempint;
+            if (segment != elf_section_names(".text", 2, &tempint))
+                nasm_error(ERR_PANIC, "strange segment conditions in ELF driver");
+        }
+        for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++) {
+            if (segment == sects[i]->index) {
+                sym->section = i + 1;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (is_global == 2) {
+        sym->size = offset;
+        sym->symv.key = 0;
+        sym->section = SHN_COMMON;
+        /*
+         * We have a common variable. Check the special text to see
+         * if it's a valid number and power of two; if so, store it
+         * as the alignment for the common variable.
+         */
+        if (special) {
+            bool err;
+            sym->symv.key = readnum(special, &err);
+            if (err)
+                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "alignment constraint `%s' is not a"
+                      " valid number", special);
+            else if ((sym->symv.key | (sym->symv.key - 1)) != 2 * sym->symv.key - 1)
+                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "alignment constraint `%s' is not a"
+                      " power of two", special);
+        }
+        special_used = true;
+    } else
+        sym->symv.key = (sym->section == SHN_UNDEF ? 0 : offset);
+
+    if (sym->type == SYM_GLOBAL) {
+        /*
+         * If sym->section == SHN_ABS, then the first line of the
+         * else section would cause a core dump, because its a reference
+         * beyond the end of the section array.
+         * This behaviour is exhibited by this code:
+         *     GLOBAL crash_nasm
+         *     crash_nasm equ 0
+         * To avoid such a crash, such requests are silently discarded.
+         * This may not be the best solution.
+         */
+        if (sym->section == SHN_UNDEF || sym->section == SHN_COMMON) {
+            bsym = raa_write(bsym, segment, nglobs);
+        } else if (sym->section != SHN_ABS) {
+            /*
+             * This is a global symbol; so we must add it to the rbtree
+             * of global symbols in its section.
+             *
+             * In addition, we check the special text for symbol
+             * type and size information.
+             */
+            sects[sym->section-1]->gsyms =
+                rb_insert(sects[sym->section-1]->gsyms, &sym->symv);
+
+            if (special) {
+                int n = strcspn(special, " \t");
+
+                if (!nasm_strnicmp(special, "function", n))
+                    sym->type |= STT_FUNC;
+                else if (!nasm_strnicmp(special, "data", n) ||
+                         !nasm_strnicmp(special, "object", n))
+                    sym->type |= STT_OBJECT;
+                else if (!nasm_strnicmp(special, "notype", n))
+                    sym->type |= STT_NOTYPE;
+                else
+                    nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "unrecognised symbol type `%.*s'",
+                          n, special);
+                special += n;
+
+                special = nasm_skip_spaces(special);
+                if (*special) {
+                    n = strcspn(special, " \t");
+                    if (!nasm_strnicmp(special, "default", n))
+                        sym->other = STV_DEFAULT;
+                    else if (!nasm_strnicmp(special, "internal", n))
+                        sym->other = STV_INTERNAL;
+                    else if (!nasm_strnicmp(special, "hidden", n))
+                        sym->other = STV_HIDDEN;
+                    else if (!nasm_strnicmp(special, "protected", n))
+                        sym->other = STV_PROTECTED;
+                    else
+                        n = 0;
+                    special += n;
+                }
+
+                if (*special) {
+                    struct tokenval tokval;
+                    expr *e;
+                    int fwd = 0;
+                    char *saveme = stdscan_get();
+
+                    while (special[n] && nasm_isspace(special[n]))
+                        n++;
+                    /*
+                     * We have a size expression; attempt to
+                     * evaluate it.
+                     */
+                    stdscan_reset();
+                    stdscan_set(special + n);
+                    tokval.t_type = TOKEN_INVALID;
+                    e = evaluate(stdscan, NULL, &tokval, &fwd, 0, nasm_error,
+                                 NULL);
+                    if (fwd) {
+                        sym->nextfwd = fwds;
+                        fwds = sym;
+                        sym->name = nasm_strdup(name);
+                    } else if (e) {
+                        if (!is_simple(e))
+                            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "cannot use relocatable"
+                                  " expression as symbol size");
+                        else
+                            sym->size = reloc_value(e);
+                    }
+                    stdscan_set(saveme);
+                }
+                special_used = true;
+            }
+            /*
+             * If TLS segment, mark symbol accordingly.
+             */
+            if (sects[sym->section - 1]->flags & SHF_TLS) {
+                sym->type &= 0xf0;
+                sym->type |= STT_TLS;
+            }
+        }
+        sym->globnum = nglobs;
+        nglobs++;
+    } else
+        nlocals++;
+
+    if (special && !special_used)
+        nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "no special symbol features supported here");
+}
+
+static void elf_add_reloc(struct Section *sect, int32_t segment,
+                          int32_t offset, int type)
+{
+    struct Reloc *r;
+
+    r = *sect->tail = nasm_zalloc(sizeof(struct Reloc));
+    sect->tail = &r->next;
+
+    r->address = sect->len;
+    r->offset = offset;
+
+    if (segment != NO_SEG) {
+        int i;
+        for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++)
+            if (segment == sects[i]->index)
+                r->symbol = i + 2;
+        if (!r->symbol)
+            r->symbol = GLOBAL_TEMP_BASE + raa_read(bsym, segment);
+    }
+    r->type = type;
+
+    sect->nrelocs++;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This routine deals with ..got and ..sym relocations: the more
+ * complicated kinds. In shared-library writing, some relocations
+ * with respect to global symbols must refer to the precise symbol
+ * rather than referring to an offset from the base of the section
+ * _containing_ the symbol. Such relocations call to this routine,
+ * which searches the symbol list for the symbol in question.
+ *
+ * R_X86_64_GOT32 references require the _exact_ symbol address to be
+ * used; R_X86_64_32 references can be at an offset from the symbol.
+ * The boolean argument `exact' tells us this.
+ *
+ * Return value is the adjusted value of `addr', having become an
+ * offset from the symbol rather than the section. Should always be
+ * zero when returning from an exact call.
+ *
+ * Limitation: if you define two symbols at the same place,
+ * confusion will occur.
+ *
+ * Inefficiency: we search, currently, using a linked list which
+ * isn't even necessarily sorted.
+ */
+static void elf_add_gsym_reloc(struct Section *sect,
+                               int32_t segment, uint32_t offset, int32_t pcrel,
+                               int type, bool exact)
+{
+    struct Reloc *r;
+    struct Section *s;
+    struct Symbol *sym;
+    struct rbtree *srb;
+    int i;
+
+    /*
+     * First look up the segment/offset pair and find a global
+     * symbol corresponding to it. If it's not one of our segments,
+     * then it must be an external symbol, in which case we're fine
+     * doing a normal elf_add_reloc after first sanity-checking
+     * that the offset from the symbol is zero.
+     */
+    s = NULL;
+    for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++)
+        if (segment == sects[i]->index) {
+            s = sects[i];
+            break;
+        }
+
+    if (!s) {
+        if (exact && offset)
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "invalid access to an external symbol");
+        else
+            elf_add_reloc(sect, segment, offset - pcrel, type);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    srb = rb_search(s->gsyms, offset);
+    if (!srb || (exact && srb->key != offset)) {
+        nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "unable to find a suitable global symbol"
+              " for this reference");
+        return;
+    }
+    sym = container_of(srb, struct Symbol, symv);
+
+    r = *sect->tail = nasm_malloc(sizeof(struct Reloc));
+    sect->tail = &r->next;
+    r->next = NULL;
+
+    r->address = sect->len;
+    r->offset = offset - pcrel - sym->symv.key;
+    r->symbol = GLOBAL_TEMP_BASE + sym->globnum;
+    r->type = type;
+
+    sect->nrelocs++;
+}
+
+static void elf_out(int32_t segto, const void *data,
+                    enum out_type type, uint64_t size,
+                    int32_t segment, int32_t wrt)
+{
+    struct Section *s;
+    int32_t addr;
+    int reltype, bytes;
+    int i;
+    static struct symlininfo sinfo;
+
+#if defined(DEBUG) && DEBUG>2
+    if (data)
+        nasm_error(ERR_DEBUG,
+                   " elf_out line: %d type: %x seg: %"PRIx32" segto: %"PRIx32" bytes: %"PRIx64" data: %"PRIx64"\n",
+                   currentline, type, segment, segto, size, *(int64_t *)data);
+    else
+        nasm_error(ERR_DEBUG,
+                   " elf_out line: %d type: %x seg: %"PRIx32" segto: %"PRIx32" bytes: %"PRIx64"\n",
+                   currentline, type, segment, segto, size);
+#endif
+
+    /*
+     * handle absolute-assembly (structure definitions)
+     */
+    if (segto == NO_SEG) {
+        if (type != OUT_RESERVE)
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "attempt to assemble code in [ABSOLUTE]"
+                  " space");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    s = NULL;
+    for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++)
+        if (segto == sects[i]->index) {
+            s = sects[i];
+            break;
+        }
+    if (!s) {
+        int tempint;            /* ignored */
+        if (segto != elf_section_names(".text", 2, &tempint))
+            nasm_error(ERR_PANIC, "strange segment conditions in ELF driver");
+        else {
+            s = sects[nsects - 1];
+            i = nsects - 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* again some stabs debugging stuff */
+    if (of_elfx32.current_dfmt) {
+        sinfo.offset = s->len;
+        sinfo.section = i;
+        sinfo.segto = segto;
+        sinfo.name = s->name;
+        of_elfx32.current_dfmt->debug_output(TY_DEBUGSYMLIN, &sinfo);
+    }
+    /* end of debugging stuff */
+
+    if (s->type == SHT_NOBITS && type != OUT_RESERVE) {
+        nasm_error(ERR_WARNING, "attempt to initialize memory in"
+              " BSS section `%s': ignored", s->name);
+        s->len += realsize(type, size);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    switch (type) {
+    case OUT_RESERVE:
+        if (s->type == SHT_PROGBITS) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_WARNING, "uninitialized space declared in"
+                  " non-BSS section `%s': zeroing", s->name);
+            elf_sect_write(s, NULL, size);
+        } else
+            s->len += size;
+	break;
+
+    case OUT_RAWDATA:
+        if (segment != NO_SEG)
+            nasm_error(ERR_PANIC, "OUT_RAWDATA with other than NO_SEG");
+        elf_sect_write(s, data, size);
+	break;
+
+    case OUT_ADDRESS:
+        addr = *(int64_t *)data;
+        if (segment == NO_SEG) {
+            /* Do nothing */
+        } else if (segment % 2) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "ELF format does not support"
+                  " segment base references");
+        } else {
+            if (wrt == NO_SEG) {
+                switch ((int)size) {
+                case 1:
+                    elf_add_reloc(s, segment, addr, R_X86_64_8);
+                    break;
+                case 2:
+                    elf_add_reloc(s, segment, addr, R_X86_64_16);
+                    break;
+                case 4:
+                    elf_add_reloc(s, segment, addr, R_X86_64_32);
+                    break;
+                case 8:
+                    elf_add_reloc(s, segment, addr, R_X86_64_64);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    nasm_error(ERR_PANIC, "internal error elfx32-hpa-871");
+                    break;
+                }
+                addr = 0;
+            } else if (wrt == elf_gotpc_sect + 1) {
+                /*
+                 * The user will supply GOT relative to $$. ELF
+                 * will let us have GOT relative to $. So we
+                 * need to fix up the data item by $-$$.
+                 */
+                addr += s->len;
+                elf_add_reloc(s, segment, addr, R_X86_64_GOTPC32);
+                addr = 0;
+            } else if (wrt == elf_gotoff_sect + 1) {
+                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "ELFX32 doesn't support "
+                      "R_X86_64_GOTOFF64");
+            } else if (wrt == elf_got_sect + 1) {
+                switch ((int)size) {
+                case 4:
+                    elf_add_gsym_reloc(s, segment, addr, 0,
+                                       R_X86_64_GOT32, true);
+                    addr = 0;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "invalid ..got reference");
+                    break;
+                }
+            } else if (wrt == elf_sym_sect + 1) {
+                switch ((int)size) {
+                case 1:
+                    elf_add_gsym_reloc(s, segment, addr, 0,
+                                       R_X86_64_8, false);
+                    addr = 0;
+                    break;
+                case 2:
+                    elf_add_gsym_reloc(s, segment, addr, 0,
+                                       R_X86_64_16, false);
+                    addr = 0;
+                    break;
+                case 4:
+                    elf_add_gsym_reloc(s, segment, addr, 0,
+                                       R_X86_64_32, false);
+                    addr = 0;
+                    break;
+                case 8:
+                    elf_add_gsym_reloc(s, segment, addr, 0,
+                                       R_X86_64_64, false);
+                    addr = 0;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    nasm_error(ERR_PANIC, "internal error elfx32-hpa-903");
+                    break;
+                }
+            } else if (wrt == elf_plt_sect + 1) {
+                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "ELF format cannot produce non-PC-"
+                      "relative PLT references");
+            } else {
+                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "ELF format does not support this"
+                      " use of WRT");
+            }
+        }
+        elf_sect_writeaddr(s, addr, size);
+	break;
+
+    case OUT_REL1ADR:
+	reltype = R_X86_64_PC8;
+	bytes = 1;
+	goto rel12adr;
+
+    case OUT_REL2ADR:
+	reltype = R_X86_64_PC16;
+	bytes = 2;
+	goto rel12adr;
+
+    rel12adr:
+        addr = *(int64_t *)data - size;
+        if (segment == segto)
+            nasm_error(ERR_PANIC, "intra-segment OUT_REL1ADR");
+        if (segment == NO_SEG) {
+            /* Do nothing */
+        } else if (segment % 2) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "ELF format does not support"
+                  " segment base references");
+        } else {
+            if (wrt == NO_SEG) {
+                elf_add_reloc(s, segment, addr, reltype);
+                addr = 0;
+            } else {
+                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
+                      "Unsupported non-32-bit ELF relocation");
+            }
+        }
+        elf_sect_writeaddr(s, addr, bytes);
+	break;
+
+    case OUT_REL4ADR:
+        addr = *(int64_t *)data - size;
+        if (segment == segto)
+            nasm_error(ERR_PANIC, "intra-segment OUT_REL4ADR");
+        if (segment == NO_SEG) {
+            /* Do nothing */
+        } else if (segment % 2) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "ELFX32 format does not support"
+                  " segment base references");
+        } else {
+            if (wrt == NO_SEG) {
+                elf_add_reloc(s, segment, addr, R_X86_64_PC32);
+                addr = 0;
+            } else if (wrt == elf_plt_sect + 1) {
+                elf_add_gsym_reloc(s, segment, addr+size, size,
+                                   R_X86_64_PLT32, true);
+                addr = 0;
+            } else if (wrt == elf_gotpc_sect + 1 ||
+                       wrt == elf_got_sect + 1) {
+                elf_add_gsym_reloc(s, segment, addr+size, size,
+                                   R_X86_64_GOTPCREL, true);
+                addr = 0;
+            } else if (wrt == elf_gotoff_sect + 1 ||
+                       wrt == elf_got_sect + 1) {
+                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "invalid ..gotoff reference");
+            } else if (wrt == elf_gottpoff_sect + 1) {
+                elf_add_gsym_reloc(s, segment, addr+size, size,
+                                   R_X86_64_GOTTPOFF, true);
+                addr = 0;
+            } else {
+                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "ELFX32 format does not support this"
+                      " use of WRT");
+            }
+        }
+        elf_sect_writeaddr(s, addr, 4);
+	break;
+
+    case OUT_REL8ADR:
+	nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
+		   "32-bit ELF format does not support 64-bit relocations");
+	addr = 0;
+        elf_sect_writeaddr(s, addr, 8);
+	break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void elf_write(void)
+{
+    int align;
+    char *p;
+    int i;
+
+    struct SAA *symtab;
+    int32_t symtablen, symtablocal;
+
+    /*
+     * Work out how many sections we will have. We have SHN_UNDEF,
+     * then the flexible user sections, then the fixed sections
+     * `.shstrtab', `.symtab' and `.strtab', then optionally
+     * relocation sections for the user sections.
+     */
+    nsections = sec_numspecial + 1;
+    if (of_elfx32.current_dfmt == &df_stabs)
+        nsections += 3;
+    else if (of_elfx32.current_dfmt == &df_dwarf)
+        nsections += 10;
+
+    add_sectname("", ".shstrtab");
+    add_sectname("", ".symtab");
+    add_sectname("", ".strtab");
+    for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++) {
+        nsections++;            /* for the section itself */
+        if (sects[i]->head) {
+            nsections++;        /* for its relocations */
+            add_sectname(".rela", sects[i]->name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (of_elfx32.current_dfmt == &df_stabs) {
+        /* in case the debug information is wanted, just add these three sections... */
+        add_sectname("", ".stab");
+        add_sectname("", ".stabstr");
+        add_sectname(".rel", ".stab");
+    }
+
+    else if (of_elfx32.current_dfmt == &df_dwarf) {
+        /* the dwarf debug standard specifies the following ten sections,
+           not all of which are currently implemented,
+           although all of them are defined. */
+        add_sectname("", ".debug_aranges");
+        add_sectname(".rela", ".debug_aranges");
+        add_sectname("", ".debug_pubnames");
+        add_sectname("", ".debug_info");
+        add_sectname(".rela", ".debug_info");
+        add_sectname("", ".debug_abbrev");
+        add_sectname("", ".debug_line");
+        add_sectname(".rela", ".debug_line");
+        add_sectname("", ".debug_frame");
+        add_sectname("", ".debug_loc");
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Output the ELF header.
+     */
+    fwrite("\177ELF\1\1\1", 7, 1, ofile);
+    fputc(elf_osabi, ofile);
+    fputc(elf_abiver, ofile);
+    fwritezero(7, ofile);
+    fwriteint16_t(ET_REL, ofile);      /* relocatable file */
+    fwriteint16_t(EM_X86_64, ofile);      /* processor ID */
+    fwriteint32_t(1L, ofile);      /* EV_CURRENT file format version */
+    fwriteint32_t(0L, ofile);      /* no entry point */
+    fwriteint32_t(0L, ofile);      /* no program header table */
+    fwriteint32_t(0x40L, ofile);   /* section headers straight after
+                                 * ELF header plus alignment */
+    fwriteint32_t(0L, ofile);      /* X86_64 defines no special flags */
+    fwriteint16_t(0x34, ofile);   /* size of ELF header */
+    fwriteint16_t(0, ofile);      /* no program header table, again */
+    fwriteint16_t(0, ofile);      /* still no program header table */
+    fwriteint16_t(sizeof(Elf32_Shdr), ofile);   /* size of section header */
+    fwriteint16_t(nsections, ofile);      /* number of sections */
+    fwriteint16_t(sec_shstrtab, ofile);   /* string table section index for
+                                           * section header table */
+    fwriteint32_t(0L, ofile);       /* align to 0x40 bytes */
+    fwriteint32_t(0L, ofile);
+    fwriteint32_t(0L, ofile);
+
+    /*
+     * Build the symbol table and relocation tables.
+     */
+    symtab = elf_build_symtab(&symtablen, &symtablocal);
+    for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++)
+        if (sects[i]->head)
+            sects[i]->rel = elf_build_reltab(&sects[i]->rellen,
+                                             sects[i]->head);
+
+    /*
+     * Now output the section header table.
+     */
+
+    elf_foffs = 0x40 + sizeof(Elf32_Shdr) * nsections;
+    align = ALIGN(elf_foffs, SEC_FILEALIGN) - elf_foffs;
+    elf_foffs += align;
+    elf_nsect = 0;
+    elf_sects = nasm_malloc(sizeof(*elf_sects) * nsections);
+
+    /* SHN_UNDEF */
+    elf_section_header(0, SHT_NULL, 0, NULL, false, 0, SHN_UNDEF, 0, 0, 0);
+    p = shstrtab + 1;
+
+    /* The normal sections */
+    for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++) {
+        elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, sects[i]->type, sects[i]->flags,
+                           (sects[i]->type == SHT_PROGBITS ?
+                            sects[i]->data : NULL), true,
+                           sects[i]->len, 0, 0, sects[i]->align, 0);
+        p += strlen(p) + 1;
+    }
+
+    /* .shstrtab */
+    elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_STRTAB, 0, shstrtab, false,
+                       shstrtablen, 0, 0, 1, 0);
+    p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+    /* .symtab */
+    elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_SYMTAB, 0, symtab, true,
+                       symtablen, sec_strtab, symtablocal, 4, 16);
+    p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+    /* .strtab */
+    elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_STRTAB, 0, strs, true,
+                       strslen, 0, 0, 1, 0);
+    p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+    /* The relocation sections */
+    for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++)
+        if (sects[i]->head) {
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_RELA, 0, sects[i]->rel, true,
+                               sects[i]->rellen, sec_symtab, i + 1, 4, 12);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+        }
+
+    if (of_elfx32.current_dfmt == &df_stabs) {
+        /* for debugging information, create the last three sections
+           which are the .stab , .stabstr and .rel.stab sections respectively */
+
+        /* this function call creates the stab sections in memory */
+        stabsx32_generate();
+
+        if (stabbuf && stabstrbuf && stabrelbuf) {
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_PROGBITS, 0, stabbuf, false,
+                               stablen, sec_stabstr, 0, 4, 12);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_STRTAB, 0, stabstrbuf, false,
+                               stabstrlen, 0, 0, 4, 0);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            /* link -> symtable  info -> section to refer to */
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_REL, 0, stabrelbuf, false,
+                               stabrellen, sec_symtab, sec_stab, 4, 8);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+        }
+    } else if (of_elfx32.current_dfmt == &df_dwarf) {
+            /* for dwarf debugging information, create the ten dwarf sections */
+
+            /* this function call creates the dwarf sections in memory */
+            if (dwarf_fsect)
+                dwarfx32_generate();
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_PROGBITS, 0, arangesbuf, false,
+                               arangeslen, 0, 0, 1, 0);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_RELA, 0, arangesrelbuf, false,
+                               arangesrellen, sec_symtab, sec_debug_aranges, 1, 12);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_PROGBITS, 0, pubnamesbuf, false,
+                               pubnameslen, 0, 0, 1, 0);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_PROGBITS, 0, infobuf, false,
+                               infolen, 0, 0, 1, 0);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_RELA, 0, inforelbuf, false,
+                               inforellen, sec_symtab, sec_debug_info, 1, 12);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_PROGBITS, 0, abbrevbuf, false,
+                               abbrevlen, 0, 0, 1, 0);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_PROGBITS, 0, linebuf, false,
+                               linelen, 0, 0, 1, 0);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_RELA, 0, linerelbuf, false,
+                               linerellen, sec_symtab, sec_debug_line, 1, 12);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_PROGBITS, 0, framebuf, false,
+                               framelen, 0, 0, 8, 0);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+
+            elf_section_header(p - shstrtab, SHT_PROGBITS, 0, locbuf, false,
+                               loclen, 0, 0, 1, 0);
+            p += strlen(p) + 1;
+    }
+    fwritezero(align, ofile);
+
+    /*
+     * Now output the sections.
+     */
+    elf_write_sections();
+
+    nasm_free(elf_sects);
+    saa_free(symtab);
+}
+
+static struct SAA *elf_build_symtab(int32_t *len, int32_t *local)
+{
+    struct SAA *s = saa_init(1L);
+    struct Symbol *sym;
+    uint8_t entry[24], *p;
+    int i;
+
+    *len = *local = 0;
+
+    /*
+     * First, an all-zeros entry, required by the ELF spec.
+     */
+    saa_wbytes(s, NULL, 16L);   /* null symbol table entry */
+    *len += 16;
+    (*local)++;
+
+    /*
+     * Next, an entry for the file name.
+     */
+    p = entry;
+    WRITELONG(p, 1);            /* we know it's 1st entry in strtab */
+    WRITELONG(p, 0);  		/* no value */
+    WRITELONG(p, 0);  		/* no size either */
+    WRITESHORT(p, STT_FILE);    /* type FILE */
+    WRITESHORT(p, SHN_ABS);
+    saa_wbytes(s, entry, 16L);
+    *len += 16;
+    (*local)++;
+
+    /*
+     * Now some standard symbols defining the segments, for relocation
+     * purposes.
+     */
+    for (i = 1; i <= nsects; i++) {
+        p = entry;
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* no symbol name */
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* offset zero */
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* size zero */
+        WRITESHORT(p, STT_SECTION);       /* type, binding, and visibility */
+        WRITESHORT(p, i);       /* section id */
+        saa_wbytes(s, entry, 16L);
+        *len += 16;
+        (*local)++;
+    }
+
+
+    /*
+     * Now the other local symbols.
+     */
+    saa_rewind(syms);
+    while ((sym = saa_rstruct(syms))) {
+        if (sym->type & SYM_GLOBAL)
+            continue;
+        p = entry;
+        WRITELONG(p, sym->strpos);      /* index into symbol string table */
+        WRITELONG(p, sym->symv.key);	/* value of symbol */
+        WRITELONG(p, sym->size);	/* size of symbol */
+        WRITECHAR(p, sym->type);        /* type and binding */
+        WRITECHAR(p, sym->other);       /* visibility */
+        WRITESHORT(p, sym->section);    /* index into section header table */
+        saa_wbytes(s, entry, 16L);
+        *len += 16;
+        (*local)++;
+    }
+     /*
+      * dwarf needs symbols for debug sections
+      * which are relocation targets.
+      */
+     if (of_elfx32.current_dfmt == &df_dwarf) {
+        dwarf_infosym = *local;
+        p = entry;
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* no symbol name */
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* offset zero */
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);	/* size zero */
+        WRITESHORT(p, STT_SECTION);       /* type, binding, and visibility */
+        WRITESHORT(p, sec_debug_info);    /* section id */
+        saa_wbytes(s, entry, 16L);
+        *len += 16;
+        (*local)++;
+        dwarf_abbrevsym = *local;
+        p = entry;
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* no symbol name */
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* offset zero */
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* size zero */
+        WRITESHORT(p, STT_SECTION);       /* type, binding, and visibility */
+        WRITESHORT(p, sec_debug_abbrev);  /* section id */
+        saa_wbytes(s, entry, 16L);
+        *len += 16;
+        (*local)++;
+        dwarf_linesym = *local;
+        p = entry;
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* no symbol name */
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* offset zero */
+        WRITELONG(p, 0);        /* size zero */
+        WRITESHORT(p, STT_SECTION);       /* type, binding, and visibility */
+        WRITESHORT(p, sec_debug_line);    /* section id */
+        saa_wbytes(s, entry, 16L);
+        *len += 16;
+        (*local)++;
+     }
+
+    /*
+     * Now the global symbols.
+     */
+    saa_rewind(syms);
+    while ((sym = saa_rstruct(syms))) {
+        if (!(sym->type & SYM_GLOBAL))
+            continue;
+        p = entry;
+        WRITELONG(p, sym->strpos);
+        WRITELONG(p, sym->symv.key);
+        WRITELONG(p, sym->size);
+        WRITECHAR(p, sym->type);        /* type and binding */
+        WRITECHAR(p, sym->other);       /* visibility */
+        WRITESHORT(p, sym->section);
+        saa_wbytes(s, entry, 16L);
+        *len += 16;
+    }
+
+    return s;
+}
+
+static struct SAA *elf_build_reltab(uint32_t *len, struct Reloc *r)
+{
+    struct SAA *s;
+    uint8_t *p, entry[12];
+    int32_t global_offset;
+
+    if (!r)
+        return NULL;
+
+    s = saa_init(1L);
+    *len = 0;
+
+    /*
+     * How to onvert from a global placeholder to a real symbol index;
+     * the +2 refers to the two special entries, the null entry and
+     * the filename entry.
+     */
+    global_offset = -GLOBAL_TEMP_BASE + nsects + nlocals + ndebugs + 2;
+
+    while (r) {
+        int32_t sym = r->symbol;
+
+        if (sym >= GLOBAL_TEMP_BASE)
+            sym += global_offset;
+
+        p = entry;
+        WRITELONG(p, r->address);
+	WRITELONG(p, (sym << 8) + r->type);
+        WRITELONG(p, r->offset);
+        saa_wbytes(s, entry, 12L);
+        *len += 12;
+
+        r = r->next;
+    }
+
+    return s;
+}
+
+static void elf_section_header(int name, int type, uint32_t flags,
+                               void *data, bool is_saa, uint32_t datalen,
+                               int link, int info, int align, int eltsize)
+{
+    elf_sects[elf_nsect].data = data;
+    elf_sects[elf_nsect].len = datalen;
+    elf_sects[elf_nsect].is_saa = is_saa;
+    elf_nsect++;
+
+    fwriteint32_t((int32_t)name, ofile);
+    fwriteint32_t((int32_t)type, ofile);
+    fwriteint32_t((int32_t)flags, ofile);
+    fwriteint32_t(0L, ofile);      /* no address, ever, in object files */
+    fwriteint32_t(type == 0 ? 0L : elf_foffs, ofile);
+    fwriteint32_t(datalen, ofile);
+    if (data)
+        elf_foffs += ALIGN(datalen, SEC_FILEALIGN);
+    fwriteint32_t((int32_t)link, ofile);
+    fwriteint32_t((int32_t)info, ofile);
+    fwriteint32_t((int32_t)align, ofile);
+    fwriteint32_t((int32_t)eltsize, ofile);
+}
+
+static void elf_write_sections(void)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < elf_nsect; i++)
+        if (elf_sects[i].data) {
+            int32_t len = elf_sects[i].len;
+            int32_t reallen = ALIGN(len, SEC_FILEALIGN);
+            int32_t align = reallen - len;
+            if (elf_sects[i].is_saa)
+                saa_fpwrite(elf_sects[i].data, ofile);
+            else
+                fwrite(elf_sects[i].data, len, 1, ofile);
+            fwritezero(align, ofile);
+        }
+}
+
+static void elf_sect_write(struct Section *sect, const void *data, size_t len)
+{
+    saa_wbytes(sect->data, data, len);
+    sect->len += len;
+}
+static void elf_sect_writeaddr(struct Section *sect, int32_t data, size_t len)
+{
+    saa_writeaddr(sect->data, data, len);
+    sect->len += len;
+}
+
+static void elf_sectalign(int32_t seg, unsigned int value)
+{
+    struct Section *s = NULL;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nsects; i++) {
+        if (sects[i]->index == seg) {
+            s = sects[i];
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (!s || !is_power2(value))
+        return;
+
+    if (value > s->align)
+        s->align = value;
+}
+
+static int32_t elf_segbase(int32_t segment)
+{
+    return segment;
+}
+
+static int elf_directive(enum directives directive, char *value, int pass)
+{
+    bool err;
+    int64_t n;
+    char *p;
+
+    switch (directive) {
+    case D_OSABI:
+        if (pass == 2)
+            return 1;           /* ignore in pass 2 */
+
+        n = readnum(value, &err);
+        if (err) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "`osabi' directive requires a parameter");
+            return 1;
+        }
+        if (n < 0 || n > 255) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "valid osabi numbers are 0 to 255");
+            return 1;
+        }
+        elf_osabi  = n;
+        elf_abiver = 0;
+
+        if ((p = strchr(value,',')) == NULL)
+            return 1;
+
+        n = readnum(p+1, &err);
+        if (err || n < 0 || n > 255) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "invalid ABI version number (valid: 0 to 255)");
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        elf_abiver = n;
+        return 1;
+
+    default:
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+static void elf_filename(char *inname, char *outname)
+{
+    strcpy(elf_module, inname);
+    standard_extension(inname, outname, ".o");
+}
+
+extern macros_t elf_stdmac[];
+
+static int elf_set_info(enum geninfo type, char **val)
+{
+    (void)type;
+    (void)val;
+    return 0;
+}
+static struct dfmt df_dwarf = {
+    "ELFX32 (x86-64) dwarf debug format for Linux/Unix",
+    "dwarf",
+    dwarfx32_init,
+    dwarfx32_linenum,
+    debugx32_deflabel,
+    debugx32_directive,
+    debugx32_typevalue,
+    dwarfx32_output,
+    dwarfx32_cleanup
+};
+static struct dfmt df_stabs = {
+    "ELFX32 (x86-64) stabs debug format for Linux/Unix",
+    "stabs",
+    null_debug_init,
+    stabsx32_linenum,
+    debugx32_deflabel,
+    debugx32_directive,
+    debugx32_typevalue,
+    stabsx32_output,
+    stabsx32_cleanup
+};
+
+struct dfmt *elfx32_debugs_arr[3] = { &df_dwarf, &df_stabs, NULL };
+
+struct ofmt of_elfx32 = {
+    "ELFX32 (x86_64) object files (e.g. Linux)",
+    "elfx32",
+    0,
+    elfx32_debugs_arr,
+    &df_stabs,
+    elf_stdmac,
+    elf_init,
+    elf_set_info,
+    elf_out,
+    elf_deflabel,
+    elf_section_names,
+    elf_sectalign,
+    elf_segbase,
+    elf_directive,
+    elf_filename,
+    elf_cleanup
+};
+
+/* common debugging routines */
+static void debugx32_deflabel(char *name, int32_t segment, int64_t offset,
+                             int is_global, char *special)
+{
+    (void)name;
+    (void)segment;
+    (void)offset;
+    (void)is_global;
+    (void)special;
+}
+
+static void debugx32_directive(const char *directive, const char *params)
+{
+    (void)directive;
+    (void)params;
+}
+
+static void debugx32_typevalue(int32_t type)
+{
+    int32_t stype, ssize;
+    switch (TYM_TYPE(type)) {
+        case TY_LABEL:
+            ssize = 0;
+            stype = STT_NOTYPE;
+            break;
+        case TY_BYTE:
+            ssize = 1;
+            stype = STT_OBJECT;
+            break;
+        case TY_WORD:
+            ssize = 2;
+            stype = STT_OBJECT;
+            break;
+        case TY_DWORD:
+            ssize = 4;
+            stype = STT_OBJECT;
+            break;
+        case TY_FLOAT:
+            ssize = 4;
+            stype = STT_OBJECT;
+            break;
+        case TY_QWORD:
+            ssize = 8;
+            stype = STT_OBJECT;
+            break;
+        case TY_TBYTE:
+            ssize = 10;
+            stype = STT_OBJECT;
+            break;
+        case TY_OWORD:
+            ssize = 16;
+            stype = STT_OBJECT;
+            break;
+        case TY_YWORD:
+            ssize = 32;
+            stype = STT_OBJECT;
+            break;
+        case TY_COMMON:
+            ssize = 0;
+            stype = STT_COMMON;
+            break;
+        case TY_SEG:
+            ssize = 0;
+            stype = STT_SECTION;
+            break;
+        case TY_EXTERN:
+            ssize = 0;
+            stype = STT_NOTYPE;
+            break;
+        case TY_EQU:
+            ssize = 0;
+            stype = STT_NOTYPE;
+            break;
+        default:
+            ssize = 0;
+            stype = STT_NOTYPE;
+            break;
+    }
+    if (stype == STT_OBJECT && lastsym && !lastsym->type) {
+        lastsym->size = ssize;
+        lastsym->type = stype;
+    }
+}
+
+/* stabs debugging routines */
+
+static void stabsx32_linenum(const char *filename, int32_t linenumber, int32_t segto)
+{
+    (void)segto;
+    if (!stabs_filename) {
+        stabs_filename = (char *)nasm_malloc(strlen(filename) + 1);
+        strcpy(stabs_filename, filename);
+    } else {
+        if (strcmp(stabs_filename, filename)) {
+            /* yep, a memory leak...this program is one-shot anyway, so who cares...
+               in fact, this leak comes in quite handy to maintain a list of files
+               encountered so far in the symbol lines... */
+
+            /* why not nasm_free(stabs_filename); we're done with the old one */
+
+            stabs_filename = (char *)nasm_malloc(strlen(filename) + 1);
+            strcpy(stabs_filename, filename);
+        }
+    }
+    debug_immcall = 1;
+    currentline = linenumber;
+}
+
+
+static void stabsx32_output(int type, void *param)
+{
+    struct symlininfo *s;
+    struct linelist *el;
+    if (type == TY_DEBUGSYMLIN) {
+        if (debug_immcall) {
+            s = (struct symlininfo *)param;
+            if (!(sects[s->section]->flags & SHF_EXECINSTR))
+                return; /* line info is only collected for executable sections */
+            numlinestabs++;
+            el = (struct linelist *)nasm_malloc(sizeof(struct linelist));
+            el->info.offset = s->offset;
+            el->info.section = s->section;
+            el->info.name = s->name;
+            el->line = currentline;
+            el->filename = stabs_filename;
+            el->next = 0;
+            if (stabslines) {
+                stabslines->last->next = el;
+                stabslines->last = el;
+            } else {
+                stabslines = el;
+                stabslines->last = el;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    debug_immcall = 0;
+}
+
+/* for creating the .stab , .stabstr and .rel.stab sections in memory */
+
+static void stabsx32_generate(void)
+{
+    int i, numfiles, strsize, numstabs = 0, currfile, mainfileindex;
+    uint8_t *sbuf, *ssbuf, *rbuf, *sptr, *rptr;
+    char **allfiles;
+    int *fileidx;
+
+    struct linelist *ptr;
+
+    ptr = stabslines;
+
+    allfiles = (char **)nasm_zalloc(numlinestabs * sizeof(char *));
+    numfiles = 0;
+    while (ptr) {
+        if (numfiles == 0) {
+            allfiles[0] = ptr->filename;
+            numfiles++;
+        } else {
+            for (i = 0; i < numfiles; i++) {
+                if (!strcmp(allfiles[i], ptr->filename))
+                    break;
+            }
+            if (i >= numfiles) {
+                allfiles[i] = ptr->filename;
+                numfiles++;
+            }
+        }
+        ptr = ptr->next;
+    }
+    strsize = 1;
+    fileidx = (int *)nasm_malloc(numfiles * sizeof(int));
+    for (i = 0; i < numfiles; i++) {
+        fileidx[i] = strsize;
+        strsize += strlen(allfiles[i]) + 1;
+    }
+    mainfileindex = 0;
+    for (i = 0; i < numfiles; i++) {
+        if (!strcmp(allfiles[i], elf_module)) {
+            mainfileindex = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * worst case size of the stab buffer would be:
+     * the sourcefiles changes each line, which would mean 1 SOL, 1 SYMLIN per line
+     * plus one "ending" entry
+     */
+    sbuf = (uint8_t *)nasm_malloc((numlinestabs * 2 + 4) *
+                                    sizeof(struct stabentry));
+    ssbuf = (uint8_t *)nasm_malloc(strsize);
+    rbuf = (uint8_t *)nasm_malloc(numlinestabs * 8 * (2 + 3));
+    rptr = rbuf;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < numfiles; i++)
+        strcpy((char *)ssbuf + fileidx[i], allfiles[i]);
+    ssbuf[0] = 0;
+
+    stabstrlen = strsize;       /* set global variable for length of stab strings */
+
+    sptr = sbuf;
+    ptr = stabslines;
+    numstabs = 0;
+
+    if (ptr) {
+        /*
+         * this is the first stab, its strx points to the filename of the
+         * the source-file, the n_desc field should be set to the number
+         * of remaining stabs
+         */
+        WRITE_STAB(sptr, fileidx[0], 0, 0, 0, strlen(allfiles[0] + 12));
+
+        /* this is the stab for the main source file */
+        WRITE_STAB(sptr, fileidx[mainfileindex], N_SO, 0, 0, 0);
+
+        /* relocation table entry */
+
+        /*
+         * Since the symbol table has two entries before
+         * the section symbols, the index in the info.section
+         * member must be adjusted by adding 2
+         */
+
+	WRITELONG(rptr, (sptr - sbuf) - 4);
+	WRITELONG(rptr, ((ptr->info.section + 2) << 8) | R_X86_64_32);
+
+        numstabs++;
+        currfile = mainfileindex;
+    }
+
+    while (ptr) {
+        if (strcmp(allfiles[currfile], ptr->filename)) {
+            /* oops file has changed... */
+            for (i = 0; i < numfiles; i++)
+                if (!strcmp(allfiles[i], ptr->filename))
+                    break;
+            currfile = i;
+            WRITE_STAB(sptr, fileidx[currfile], N_SOL, 0, 0,
+                       ptr->info.offset);
+            numstabs++;
+
+            /* relocation table entry */
+
+	    WRITELONG(rptr, (sptr - sbuf) - 4);
+	    WRITELONG(rptr, ((ptr->info.section + 2) << 8) | R_X86_64_32);
+        }
+
+        WRITE_STAB(sptr, 0, N_SLINE, 0, ptr->line, ptr->info.offset);
+        numstabs++;
+
+        /* relocation table entry */
+
+	WRITELONG(rptr, (sptr - sbuf) - 4);
+	WRITELONG(rptr, ((ptr->info.section + 2) << 8) | R_X86_64_32);
+
+        ptr = ptr->next;
+
+    }
+
+    /* this is an "ending" token */
+    WRITE_STAB(sptr, 0, N_SO, 0, 0, 0);
+    numstabs++;
+
+    ((struct stabentry *)sbuf)->n_desc = numstabs;
+
+    nasm_free(allfiles);
+    nasm_free(fileidx);
+
+    stablen = (sptr - sbuf);
+    stabrellen = (rptr - rbuf);
+    stabrelbuf = rbuf;
+    stabbuf = sbuf;
+    stabstrbuf = ssbuf;
+}
+
+static void stabsx32_cleanup(void)
+{
+    struct linelist *ptr, *del;
+    if (!stabslines)
+        return;
+
+    ptr = stabslines;
+    while (ptr) {
+        del = ptr;
+        ptr = ptr->next;
+        nasm_free(del);
+    }
+
+    nasm_free(stabbuf);
+    nasm_free(stabrelbuf);
+    nasm_free(stabstrbuf);
+}
+
+/* dwarf routines */
+
+static void dwarfx32_init(void)
+{
+    ndebugs = 3; /* 3 debug symbols */
+}
+
+static void dwarfx32_linenum(const char *filename, int32_t linenumber,
+                            int32_t segto)
+{
+    (void)segto;
+    dwarfx32_findfile(filename);
+    debug_immcall = 1;
+    currentline = linenumber;
+}
+
+/* called from elf_out with type == TY_DEBUGSYMLIN */
+static void dwarfx32_output(int type, void *param)
+{
+    int ln, aa, inx, maxln, soc;
+    struct symlininfo *s;
+    struct SAA *plinep;
+
+    (void)type;
+
+    s = (struct symlininfo *)param;
+
+    /* line number info is only gathered for executable sections */
+    if (!(sects[s->section]->flags & SHF_EXECINSTR))
+        return;
+
+    /* Check if section index has changed */
+    if (!(dwarf_csect && (dwarf_csect->section) == (s->section)))
+        dwarfx32_findsect(s->section);
+
+    /* do nothing unless line or file has changed */
+    if (!debug_immcall)
+        return;
+
+    ln = currentline - dwarf_csect->line;
+    aa = s->offset - dwarf_csect->offset;
+    inx = dwarf_clist->line;
+    plinep = dwarf_csect->psaa;
+    /* check for file change */
+    if (!(inx == dwarf_csect->file)) {
+        saa_write8(plinep,DW_LNS_set_file);
+        saa_write8(plinep,inx);
+        dwarf_csect->file = inx;
+    }
+    /* check for line change */
+    if (ln) {
+        /* test if in range of special op code */
+        maxln = line_base + line_range;
+        soc = (ln - line_base) + (line_range * aa) + opcode_base;
+        if (ln >= line_base && ln < maxln && soc < 256) {
+            saa_write8(plinep,soc);
+        } else {
+            saa_write8(plinep,DW_LNS_advance_line);
+            saa_wleb128s(plinep,ln);
+            if (aa) {
+                saa_write8(plinep,DW_LNS_advance_pc);
+                saa_wleb128u(plinep,aa);
+            }
+        }
+        dwarf_csect->line = currentline;
+        dwarf_csect->offset = s->offset;
+    }
+
+    /* show change handled */
+    debug_immcall = 0;
+}
+
+
+static void dwarfx32_generate(void)
+{
+    uint8_t *pbuf;
+    int indx;
+    struct linelist *ftentry;
+    struct SAA *paranges, *ppubnames, *pinfo, *pabbrev, *plines, *plinep;
+    struct SAA *parangesrel, *plinesrel, *pinforel;
+    struct sectlist *psect;
+    size_t saalen, linepoff, totlen, highaddr;
+
+    /* write epilogues for each line program range */
+    /* and build aranges section */
+    paranges = saa_init(1L);
+    parangesrel = saa_init(1L);
+    saa_write16(paranges,3);            /* dwarf version */
+    saa_write32(parangesrel, paranges->datalen+4);
+    saa_write32(parangesrel, (dwarf_infosym << 8) +  R_X86_64_32); /* reloc to info */
+    saa_write32(parangesrel, 0);
+    saa_write32(paranges,0);            /* offset into info */
+    saa_write8(paranges,4);             /* pointer size */
+    saa_write8(paranges,0);             /* not segmented */
+    saa_write32(paranges,0);            /* padding */
+    /* iterate though sectlist entries */
+     psect = dwarf_fsect;
+     totlen = 0;
+     highaddr = 0;
+     for (indx = 0; indx < dwarf_nsections; indx++)
+     {
+         plinep = psect->psaa;
+         /* Line Number Program Epilogue */
+         saa_write8(plinep,2);			/* std op 2 */
+         saa_write8(plinep,(sects[psect->section]->len)-psect->offset);
+         saa_write8(plinep,DW_LNS_extended_op);
+         saa_write8(plinep,1);			/* operand length */
+         saa_write8(plinep,DW_LNE_end_sequence);
+         totlen += plinep->datalen;
+         /* range table relocation entry */
+         saa_write32(parangesrel, paranges->datalen + 4);
+         saa_write32(parangesrel, ((uint32_t) (psect->section + 2) << 8) +  R_X86_64_32);
+         saa_write32(parangesrel, (uint32_t) 0);
+         /* range table entry */
+         saa_write32(paranges,0x0000);		/* range start */
+         saa_write32(paranges,sects[psect->section]->len);	/* range length */
+         highaddr += sects[psect->section]->len;
+         /* done with this entry */
+         psect = psect->next;
+     }
+    saa_write32(paranges,0);		/* null address */
+    saa_write32(paranges,0);		/* null length */
+    saalen = paranges->datalen;
+    arangeslen = saalen + 4;
+    arangesbuf = pbuf = nasm_malloc(arangeslen);
+    WRITELONG(pbuf,saalen);			/* initial length */
+    saa_rnbytes(paranges, pbuf, saalen);
+    saa_free(paranges);
+
+    /* build rela.aranges section */
+    arangesrellen = saalen = parangesrel->datalen;
+    arangesrelbuf = pbuf = nasm_malloc(arangesrellen); 
+    saa_rnbytes(parangesrel, pbuf, saalen);
+    saa_free(parangesrel);
+
+    /* build pubnames section */
+    ppubnames = saa_init(1L);
+    saa_write16(ppubnames,3);   /* dwarf version */
+    saa_write32(ppubnames,0);   /* offset into info */
+    saa_write32(ppubnames,0);   /* space used in info */
+    saa_write32(ppubnames,0);   /* end of list */
+    saalen = ppubnames->datalen;
+    pubnameslen = saalen + 4;
+    pubnamesbuf = pbuf = nasm_malloc(pubnameslen);
+    WRITELONG(pbuf,saalen);     /* initial length */
+    saa_rnbytes(ppubnames, pbuf, saalen);
+    saa_free(ppubnames);
+
+    /* build info section */
+    pinfo = saa_init(1L);
+    pinforel = saa_init(1L);
+    saa_write16(pinfo,3);			/* dwarf version */
+    saa_write32(pinforel, pinfo->datalen + 4);
+    saa_write32(pinforel, (dwarf_abbrevsym << 8) + R_X86_64_32); /* reloc to abbrev */
+    saa_write32(pinforel, 0);
+    saa_write32(pinfo,0);			/* offset into abbrev */
+    saa_write8(pinfo,4);			/* pointer size */
+    saa_write8(pinfo,1);			/* abbrviation number LEB128u */
+    saa_write32(pinforel, pinfo->datalen + 4);
+    saa_write32(pinforel, ((dwarf_fsect->section + 2) << 8) + R_X86_64_32);
+    saa_write32(pinforel, 0);
+    saa_write32(pinfo,0);			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+    saa_write32(pinforel, pinfo->datalen + 4);
+    saa_write32(pinforel, ((dwarf_fsect->section + 2) << 8) + R_X86_64_32);
+    saa_write32(pinforel, 0);
+    saa_write32(pinfo,highaddr);		/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+    saa_write32(pinforel, pinfo->datalen + 4);
+    saa_write32(pinforel, (dwarf_linesym << 8) + R_X86_64_32); /* reloc to line */
+    saa_write32(pinforel, 0);
+    saa_write32(pinfo,0);			/* DW_AT_stmt_list */
+    saa_wbytes(pinfo, elf_module, strlen(elf_module)+1);
+    saa_wbytes(pinfo, nasm_signature, strlen(nasm_signature)+1);
+    saa_write16(pinfo,DW_LANG_Mips_Assembler);
+    saa_write8(pinfo,2);			/* abbrviation number LEB128u */
+    saa_write32(pinforel, pinfo->datalen + 4);
+    saa_write32(pinforel, ((dwarf_fsect->section + 2) << 8) +  R_X86_64_32);
+    saa_write32(pinforel, 0);
+    saa_write32(pinfo,0);			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+    saa_write32(pinfo,0);			/* DW_AT_frame_base */
+    saa_write8(pinfo,0);			/* end of entries */
+    saalen = pinfo->datalen;
+    infolen = saalen + 4;
+    infobuf = pbuf = nasm_malloc(infolen);
+    WRITELONG(pbuf,saalen);     /* initial length */
+    saa_rnbytes(pinfo, pbuf, saalen);
+    saa_free(pinfo);
+
+    /* build rela.info section */
+    inforellen = saalen = pinforel->datalen;
+    inforelbuf = pbuf = nasm_malloc(inforellen);
+    saa_rnbytes(pinforel, pbuf, saalen);
+    saa_free(pinforel);
+
+    /* build abbrev section */
+    pabbrev = saa_init(1L);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,1);      /* entry number LEB128u */
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_TAG_compile_unit);    /* tag LEB128u */
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,1);      /* has children */
+    /* the following attributes and forms are all LEB128u values */
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_AT_low_pc);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_FORM_addr);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_AT_high_pc);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_FORM_addr);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_AT_stmt_list);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_FORM_data4);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_AT_name);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_FORM_string);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_AT_producer);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_FORM_string);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_AT_language);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_FORM_data2);
+    saa_write16(pabbrev,0);     /* end of entry */
+    /* LEB128u usage same as above */
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,2);      /* entry number */
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_TAG_subprogram);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,0);      /* no children */
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_AT_low_pc);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_FORM_addr);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_AT_frame_base);
+    saa_write8(pabbrev,DW_FORM_data4);
+    saa_write16(pabbrev,0);     /* end of entry */
+    abbrevlen = saalen = pabbrev->datalen;
+    abbrevbuf = pbuf = nasm_malloc(saalen);
+    saa_rnbytes(pabbrev, pbuf, saalen);
+    saa_free(pabbrev);
+
+    /* build line section */
+    /* prolog */
+    plines = saa_init(1L);
+    saa_write8(plines,1);			/* Minimum Instruction Length */
+    saa_write8(plines,1);			/* Initial value of 'is_stmt' */
+    saa_write8(plines,line_base);		/* Line Base */
+    saa_write8(plines,line_range);	/* Line Range */
+    saa_write8(plines,opcode_base);	/* Opcode Base */
+    /* standard opcode lengths (# of LEB128u operands) */
+    saa_write8(plines,0);			/* Std opcode 1 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,1);			/* Std opcode 2 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,1);			/* Std opcode 3 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,1);			/* Std opcode 4 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,1);			/* Std opcode 5 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,0);			/* Std opcode 6 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,0);			/* Std opcode 7 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,0);			/* Std opcode 8 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,1);			/* Std opcode 9 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,0);			/* Std opcode 10 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,0);			/* Std opcode 11 length */
+    saa_write8(plines,1);			/* Std opcode 12 length */
+    /* Directory Table */ 
+    saa_write8(plines,0);			/* End of table */
+    /* File Name Table */
+    ftentry = dwarf_flist;
+    for (indx = 0;indx<dwarf_numfiles;indx++)
+    {
+      saa_wbytes(plines, ftentry->filename, (int32_t)(strlen(ftentry->filename) + 1));
+      saa_write8(plines,0);			/* directory  LEB128u */
+      saa_write8(plines,0);			/* time LEB128u */
+      saa_write8(plines,0);			/* size LEB128u */
+      ftentry = ftentry->next;
+    }
+    saa_write8(plines,0);			/* End of table */
+    linepoff = plines->datalen;
+    linelen = linepoff + totlen + 10;
+    linebuf = pbuf = nasm_malloc(linelen);
+    WRITELONG(pbuf,linelen-4);		/* initial length */
+    WRITESHORT(pbuf,3);			/* dwarf version */
+    WRITELONG(pbuf,linepoff);		/* offset to line number program */
+    /* write line header */
+    saalen = linepoff;
+    saa_rnbytes(plines, pbuf, saalen);   /* read a given no. of bytes */
+    pbuf += linepoff;
+    saa_free(plines);
+    /* concatonate line program ranges */
+    linepoff += 13;
+    plinesrel = saa_init(1L);
+    psect = dwarf_fsect;
+    for (indx = 0; indx < dwarf_nsections; indx++) {
+        saa_write32(plinesrel, linepoff);
+        saa_write32(plinesrel, ((psect->section + 2) << 8) + R_X86_64_32);
+        saa_write32(plinesrel, 0);
+        plinep = psect->psaa;
+        saalen = plinep->datalen;
+        saa_rnbytes(plinep, pbuf, saalen);
+        pbuf += saalen;
+        linepoff += saalen;
+        saa_free(plinep);
+        /* done with this entry */
+        psect = psect->next;
+    }
+
+
+    /* build rela.lines section */
+    linerellen =saalen = plinesrel->datalen;
+    linerelbuf = pbuf = nasm_malloc(linerellen);
+    saa_rnbytes(plinesrel, pbuf, saalen);
+    saa_free(plinesrel);
+
+    /* build frame section */
+    framelen = 4;
+    framebuf = pbuf = nasm_malloc(framelen);
+    WRITELONG(pbuf,framelen-4); /* initial length */
+
+    /* build loc section */
+    loclen = 16;
+    locbuf = pbuf = nasm_malloc(loclen);
+    WRITELONG(pbuf,0);  /* null  beginning offset */
+    WRITELONG(pbuf,0);  /* null  ending offset */
+}
+
+static void dwarfx32_cleanup(void)
+{
+    nasm_free(arangesbuf);
+    nasm_free(arangesrelbuf);
+    nasm_free(pubnamesbuf);
+    nasm_free(infobuf);
+    nasm_free(inforelbuf);
+    nasm_free(abbrevbuf);
+    nasm_free(linebuf);
+    nasm_free(linerelbuf);
+    nasm_free(framebuf);
+    nasm_free(locbuf);
+}
+
+static void dwarfx32_findfile(const char * fname)
+{
+    int finx;
+    struct linelist *match;
+
+    /* return if fname is current file name */
+    if (dwarf_clist && !(strcmp(fname, dwarf_clist->filename)))
+        return;
+
+    /* search for match */
+    match = 0;
+    if (dwarf_flist) {
+        match = dwarf_flist;
+        for (finx = 0; finx < dwarf_numfiles; finx++) {
+            if (!(strcmp(fname, match->filename))) {
+                dwarf_clist = match;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* add file name to end of list */
+    dwarf_clist = (struct linelist *)nasm_malloc(sizeof(struct linelist));
+    dwarf_numfiles++;
+    dwarf_clist->line = dwarf_numfiles;
+    dwarf_clist->filename = nasm_malloc(strlen(fname) + 1);
+    strcpy(dwarf_clist->filename,fname);
+    dwarf_clist->next = 0;
+    if (!dwarf_flist) {     /* if first entry */
+        dwarf_flist = dwarf_elist = dwarf_clist;
+        dwarf_clist->last = 0;
+    } else {                /* chain to previous entry */
+        dwarf_elist->next = dwarf_clist;
+        dwarf_elist = dwarf_clist;
+    }
+}
+
+static void dwarfx32_findsect(const int index)
+{
+    int sinx;
+    struct sectlist *match;
+    struct SAA *plinep;
+
+    /* return if index is current section index */
+    if (dwarf_csect && (dwarf_csect->section == index))
+        return;
+
+    /* search for match */
+    match = 0;
+    if (dwarf_fsect) {
+        match = dwarf_fsect;
+        for (sinx = 0; sinx < dwarf_nsections; sinx++) {
+            if ((match->section == index)) {
+                dwarf_csect = match;
+                return;
+            }
+            match = match->next;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* add entry to end of list */
+    dwarf_csect = (struct sectlist *)nasm_malloc(sizeof(struct sectlist));
+    dwarf_nsections++;
+    dwarf_csect->psaa = plinep = saa_init(1L);
+    dwarf_csect->line = 1;
+    dwarf_csect->offset = 0;
+    dwarf_csect->file = 1;
+    dwarf_csect->section = index;
+    dwarf_csect->next = 0;
+    /* set relocatable address at start of line program */
+    saa_write8(plinep,DW_LNS_extended_op);
+    saa_write8(plinep,5);   /* operand length */
+    saa_write8(plinep,DW_LNE_set_address);
+    saa_write32(plinep,0);  /* Start Address */
+
+    if (!dwarf_fsect) { /* if first entry */
+        dwarf_fsect = dwarf_esect = dwarf_csect;
+        dwarf_csect->last = 0;
+    } else {            /* chain to previous entry */
+        dwarf_esect->next = dwarf_csect;
+        dwarf_esect = dwarf_csect;
+    }
+}
+
+#endif /* OF_ELFX32 */
diff --git a/output/outform.h b/output/outform.h
index 4b809b7..d37a61b 100644
--- a/output/outform.h
+++ b/output/outform.h
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
 #ifndef OF_ELF32
 #define OF_ELF32
 #endif
+#ifndef OF_ELFX32
+#define OF_ELFX32
+#endif
 #ifndef OF_ELF64
 #define OF_ELF64
 #endif
@@ -179,6 +182,9 @@
 #ifndef OF_ELF64
 #define OF_ELF64
 #endif
+#ifndef OF_ELFX32
+#define OF_ELFX32
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef OF_OTHERS
@@ -215,6 +221,9 @@
 #ifdef OF_NO_ELF64
 #undef OF_ELF64
 #endif
+#ifdef OF_NO_ELFX32
+#undef OF_ELFX32
+#endif
 #ifdef OF_NO_AOUT
 #undef OF_AOUT
 #endif
@@ -260,6 +269,7 @@ extern struct ofmt of_aout;
 extern struct ofmt of_aoutb;
 extern struct ofmt of_coff;
 extern struct ofmt of_elf32;
+extern struct ofmt of_elfx32;
 extern struct ofmt of_elf64;
 extern struct ofmt of_as86;
 extern struct ofmt of_obj;
@@ -299,6 +309,9 @@ static struct ofmt *drivers[] = {
 #ifdef OF_ELF64
     &of_elf64,
 #endif
+#ifdef OF_ELFX32
+    &of_elfx32,
+#endif
 #ifdef OF_AS86
     &of_as86,
 #endif