# `object` Change Log

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## 0.32.0

Released 2023/08/12.

### Breaking changes

* Changed `read::elf::Note::name` to exclude all trailing null bytes.
  [#549](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/549)

* Updated dependencies, and changed some optional dependencies to use the `dep:`
  feature syntax.
  [#558](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/558)
  [#569](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/569)

### Changed

* The minimum supported rust version for the `read` feature and its dependencies
  has changed to 1.60.0.

* The minimum supported rust version for other features has changed to 1.65.0.

* Changed many definitions from `static` to `const`.
  [#549](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/549)

* Fixed Mach-O section alignment padding in `write::Object`.
  [#553](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/553)

* Changed `read::File` to an enum.
  [#564](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/564)

### Added

* Added `elf::ELF_NOTE_GO`, `elf::NT_GO_BUILD_ID`, and `read::elf::Note::name_bytes`.
  [#549](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/549)

* Added `read::FileKind::CoffImport` and `read::coff::ImportFile`.
  [#555](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/555)
  [#556](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/556)

* Added `Architecture::Csky` and basic ELF support for C-SKY.
  [#561](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/561)

* Added `read::elf::ElfSymbol::raw_symbol`.
  [#562](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/562)

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## 0.30.4

Released 2023/06/05.

### Changed

* Fixed Mach-O section alignment padding in `write::Object`.
  [#553](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/553)

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## 0.31.1

Released 2023/05/09.

### Changed

* Fixed address for global symbols in `read::wasm`.
  [#539](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/539)

* Fixed writing of alignment for empty ELF sections.
  [#540](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/540)

### Added

* Added more `elf::GNU_PROPERTY_*` definitions.
  Added `read::elf::note::gnu_properties`, `write::StandardSection::GnuProperty`,
  and `write::Object::add_elf_gnu_property_u32`.
  [#537](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/537)
  [#541](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/541)

* Added Mach-O support for `Architecture::Aarch64_Ilp32`.
  [#542](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/542)
  [#545](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/545)

* Added `Architecture::Wasm64`.
  [#543](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/543)

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## 0.31.0

Released 2023/04/14.

### Breaking changes

* Added a type parameter on existing COFF types to support reading COFF `/bigobj` files.
  [#502](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/502)

* Changed PE symbols to support COFF `/bigobj`.
  Changed `pe::IMAGE_SYM_*` to `i32`.
  Changed `pe::ImageSymbolEx::section_number` to `I32Bytes`.
  Deleted a number of methods from `pe::ImageSymbol`.
  Use the `read::pe::ImageSymbol` trait instead.
  [#502](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/502)

* Changed `pe::Guid` to a single array, and added methods to read the individual fields.
  [#502](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/502)

* Added `Symbol` type parameter to `SymbolFlags` to support `SymbolFlags::Xcoff`.
  [#527](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/527)

### Changed

* Fix alignment when reserving zero length sections in `write::elf::Write::reserve`.
  [#514](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/514)

* Validate command size in `read::macho::LoadCommandIterator`.
  [#516](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/516)

* Handle invalid alignment in `read::macho::MachoSection::align`.
  [#516](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/516)

* Accept `SymbolKind::Unknown` in `write::Object::macho_write`.
  [#519](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/519)

* Updated `wasmparser` dependency.
  [#528](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/528)

### Added

* Added more `elf::EF_RISCV_*` definitions.
  [#507](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/507)

* Added `read::elf::SectionHeader::gnu_attributes` and associated types.
  Added `.gnu.attributes` support to `write::elf::Writer`.
  [#509](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/509)
  [#525](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/525)

* Added `write::Object::set_macho_build_version`.
  [#524](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/524)

* Added `read::FileKind::Xcoff32`, `read::FileKind::Xcoff64`, `read::XcoffFile`,
  and associated types.
  Added XCOFF support to `write::Object`.
  [#469](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/469)
  [#476](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/476)
  [#477](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/477)
  [#482](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/482)
  [#484](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/484)
  [#486](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/486)
  [#527](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/527)

* Added `read::FileKind::CoffBig`, `read::pe::CoffHeader` and `read::pe::ImageSymbol`.
  [#502](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/502)

* Added `elf::PT_GNU_PROPERTY`.
  [#530](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/530)

* Added `elf::ELFCOMPRESS_ZSTD`, `read::CompressionFormat::Zstandard`,
  and Zstandard decompression in `read::CompressedData::decompress` using
  the `ruzstd` crate.
  [#532](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/532)

* Added `read::elf::NoteIterator::new`.
  [#533](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/533)

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## 0.30.3

Released 2023/01/23.

### Added

* Added `SectionKind::ReadOnlyDataWithRel` for writing.
  [#504](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/504)

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## 0.30.2

Released 2023/01/11.

### Added

* Added more ELF constants for AVR flags and relocations.
  [#500](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/500)

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## 0.30.1

Released 2023/01/04.

### Changed

* Changed `read::ElfSymbol::kind` to handle `STT_NOTYPE` and `STT_GNU_IFUNC`.
  [#498](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/498)

### Added

* Added `read::CoffSymbol::raw_symbol`.
  [#494](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/494)

* Added ELF support for Solana Binary Format.
  [#491](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/491)

* Added ELF support for AArch64 ILP32.
  [#497](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/497)

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## 0.30.0

Released 2022/11/22.

### Breaking changes

* The minimum supported rust version for the `read` feature has changed to 1.52.0.
  [#458](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/458)

* The minimum supported rust version for the `write` feature has changed to 1.61.0.

* Fixed endian handling in `read::elf::SymbolTable::shndx`.
  [#458](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/458)

* Fixed endian handling in `read::pe::ResourceName`.
  [#458](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/458)

* Changed definitions for LoongArch ELF header flags.
  [#483](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/483)

### Changed

* Fixed parsing of multiple debug directory entries in `read::pe::PeFile::pdb_info`.
  [#451](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/451)

* Changed the section name used when writing COFF stub symbols.
  [#475](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/475)

### Added

* Added `read::pe::DataDirectories::delay_load_import_table`.
  [#448](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/448)

* Added `read::macho::LoadCommandData::raw_data`.
  [#449](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/449)

* Added ELF relocations for LoongArch ps ABI v2.
  [#450](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/450)

* Added PowerPC support for Mach-O.
  [#460](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/460)

* Added support for reading the AIX big archive format.
  [#462](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/462)
  [#467](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/467)
  [#473](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/473)

* Added support for `RelocationEncoding::AArch64Call` when writing Mach-O files.
  [#465](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/465)

* Added support for `RelocationKind::Relative` when writing RISC-V ELF files.
  [#470](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/470)

* Added Xtensa architecture support for ELF.
  [#481](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/481)

* Added `read::pe::ResourceName::raw_data`.
  [#487](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/487)

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## 0.29.0

Released 2022/06/22.

### Breaking changes

* The `write` feature now has a minimum supported rust version of 1.56.1.
  [#444](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/444)

* Added `os_abi` and `abi_version` fields to `FileFlags::Elf`.
  [#438](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/438)
  [#441](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/441)

### Changed

* Fixed handling of empty symbol tables in `read::elf::ElfFile::symbol_table` and
  `read::elf::ElfFile::dynamic_symbol_table`.
  [#443](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/443)

### Added

* Added more `ELF_OSABI_*` constants.
  [#439](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/439)

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## 0.28.4

Released 2022/05/09.

### Added

* Added `read::pe::DataDirectories::resource_directory`.
  [#425](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/425)
  [#427](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/427)

* Added PE support for more ARM relocations.
  [#428](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/428)

* Added support for `Architecture::LoongArch64`.
  [#430](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/430)
  [#432](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/432)

* Added `elf::EF_MIPS_ABI` and associated constants.
  [#433](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/433)

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## 0.28.3

Released 2022/01/19.

### Changed

* For the Mach-O support in `write::Object`, accept `RelocationKind::MachO` for all
  architectures, and accept `RelocationKind::Absolute` for ARM64.
  [#422](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/422)

### Added

* Added `pe::ImageDataDirectory::file_range`, `read::pe::SectionTable::pe_file_range_at`
  and `pe::ImageSectionHeader::pe_file_range_at`.
  [#421](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/421)

* Added `write::Object::add_coff_exports`.
  [#423](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/423)

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## 0.28.2

Released 2022/01/09.

### Changed

* Ignored errors for the Wasm extended name section in `read::WasmFile::parse`.
  [#408](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/408)

* Ignored errors for the COFF symbol table in `read::PeFile::parse`.
  [#410](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/410)

* Fixed handling of `SectionFlags::Coff` in `write::Object::coff_write`.
  [#412](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/412)

### Added

* Added `read::ObjectSegment::flags`.
  [#416](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/416)
  [#418](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/418)

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## 0.28.1

Released 2021/12/12.

### Changed

* Fixed `read::elf::SymbolTable::shndx_section`.
  [#405](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/405)

* Fixed build warnings.
  [#405](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/405)
  [#406](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/406)

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## 0.28.0

Released 2021/12/12.

### Breaking changes

* `write_core` feature no longer enables `std` support. Use `write_std` instead.
  [#400](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/400)

* Multiple changes related to Mach-O split dyld cache support.
  [#398](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/398)

### Added

* Added `write::pe::Writer::write_file_align`.
  [#397](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/397)

* Added support for Mach-O split dyld cache.
  [#398](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/398)

* Added support for `IMAGE_SCN_LNK_NRELOC_OVFL` when reading and writing COFF.
  [#399](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/399)

* Added `write::elf::Writer::reserve_null_symbol_index`.
  [#402](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/402)

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## 0.27.1

Released 2021/10/22.

### Changed

* Fixed build error with older Rust versions due to cargo resolver version.

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## 0.27.0

Released 2021/10/17.

### Breaking changes

* Changed `read::elf` to use `SectionIndex` instead of `usize` in more places.
  [#341](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/341)

* Changed some `read::elf` section methods to additionally return the linked section index.
  [#341](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/341)

* Changed `read::pe::ImageNtHeaders::parse` to return `DataDirectories` instead of a slice.
  [#357](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/357)

* Deleted `value` parameter for `write:WritableBuffer::resize`.
  [#369](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/369)

* Changed `write::Object` and `write::Section` to use `Cow` for section data.
  This added a lifetime parameter, which existing users can set to `'static`.
  [#370](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/370)

### Changed

* Fixed parsing when PE import directory has zero size.
  [#341](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/341)

* Fixed parsing when PE import directory has zero for original first thunk.
  [#385](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/385)
  [#387](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/387)

* Fixed parsing when PE export directory has zero number of names.
  [#353](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/353)

* Fixed parsing when PE export directory has zero number of names and addresses.
  [#362](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/362)

* Fixed parsing when PE sections are contiguous.
  [#354](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/354)

* Fixed `std` feature for `indexmap` dependency.
  [#374](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/374)

* Fixed overflow in COFF section name offset parsing.
  [#390](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/390)

### Added

* Added `name_bytes` methods to unified `read` traits.
  [#351](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/351)

* Added `read::Object::kind`.
  [#352](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/352)

* Added `read::elf::VersionTable` and related helpers.
  [#341](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/341)

* Added `read::elf::SectionTable::dynamic` and related helpers.
  [#345](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/345)

* Added `read::coff::SectionTable::max_section_file_offset`.
  [#344](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/344)

* Added `read::pe::ExportTable` and related helpers.
  [#349](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/349)
  [#353](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/353)

* Added `read::pe::ImportTable` and related helpers.
  [#357](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/357)

* Added `read::pe::DataDirectories` and related helpers.
  [#357](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/357)
  [#384](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/384)

* Added `read::pe::RichHeaderInfo` and related helpers.
  [#375](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/375)
  [#379](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/379)

* Added `read::pe::RelocationBlocks` and related helpers.
  [#378](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/378)

* Added `write::elf::Writer`.
  [#350](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/350)

* Added `write::pe::Writer`.
  [#382](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/382)
  [#388](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/388)

* Added `write::Section::data/data_mut`.
  [#367](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/367)

* Added `write::Object::write_stream`.
  [#369](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/369)

* Added MIPSr6 ELF header flag definitions.
  [#372](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/372)

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## 0.26.2

Released 2021/08/28.

### Added

* Added support for 64-bit symbol table names to `read::archive`.
  [#366](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/366)

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## 0.26.1

Released 2021/08/19.

### Changed

* Activate `memchr`'s `rustc-dep-of-std` feature
  [#356](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/356)

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## 0.26.0

Released 2021/07/26.

### Breaking changes

* Changed `ReadRef::read_bytes_at_until` to accept a range parameter.
  [#326](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/326)

* Added `ReadRef` type parameter to `read::StringTable` and types that
  contain it. String table entries are now only read as required.
  [#326](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/326)

* Changed result type of `read::elf::SectionHeader::data` and `data_as_array`.
  [#332](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/332)

* Moved `pod::WritableBuffer` to `write::WritableBuffer`.
  Renamed `WritableBuffer::extend` to `write_bytes`.
  Added more provided methods to `WritableBuffer`.
  [#335](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/335)

* Moved `pod::Bytes` to `read::Bytes`.
  [#336](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/336)

* Added `is_mips64el` parameter to `elf::Rela64::r_info/set_r_info`.
  [#337](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/337)

### Changed

* Removed `alloc` dependency when no features are enabled.
  [#336](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/336)

### Added

* Added `read::pe::PeFile` methods: `section_table`, `data_directory`, and `data`.
  [#324](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/324)

* Added more ELF definitions.
  [#332](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/332)

* Added `read::elf::SectionTable` methods for hash tables and symbol version
  information.
  [#332](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/332)

* Added PE RISC-V definitions.
  [#333](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/333)

* Added `WritableBuffer` implementation for `Vec`.
  [#335](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/335)

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## 0.25.3

Released 2021/06/12.

### Added

* Added `RelocationEncoding::AArch64Call`.
  [#322](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/322)

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## 0.25.2

Released 2021/06/04.

### Added

* Added `Architecture::X86_64_X32`.
  [#320](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/320)

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## 0.25.1

Released 2021/06/03.

### Changed

* write: Fix choice of `SHT_REL` or `SHT_RELA` for most architectures.
  [#318](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/318)

* write: Fix relocation encoding for MIPS64EL.
  [#318](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/318)

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## 0.25.0

Released 2021/06/02.

### Breaking changes

* Added `non_exhaustive` to most public enums.
  [#306](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/306)

* `MachHeader::parse` and `MachHeader::load_commands` now require a header offset.
  [#304](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/304)

* Added `ReadRef::read_bytes_at_until`.
  [#308](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/308)

* `PeFile::entry`, `PeSection::address` and `PeSegment::address` now return a
  virtual address instead of a RVA.
  [#315](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/315)

### Added

* Added `pod::from_bytes_mut`, `pod::slice_from_bytes_mut`, `pod::bytes_of_mut`,
  and `pod::bytes_of_slice_mut`.
  [#296](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/296)
  [#297](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/297)

* Added `Object::pdb_info`.
  [#298](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/298)

* Added `read::macho::DyldCache`, other associated definitions,
  and support for these in the examples.
  [#308](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/308)

* Added more architecture support.
  [#303](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/303)
  [#309](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/309)

* Derive more traits for enums.
  [#311](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/311)

* Added `Object::relative_address_base`.
  [#315](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/315)

### Changed

* Improved performance for string parsing.
  [#302](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/302)

* `objdump` example allows selecting container members.
  [#308](https://github.com/gimli-rs/object/pull/308)