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Re: PATCH: Add --with-plugin-ld

From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
To: Rafael Espindola <espindola at google dot com>
Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:05:04 -0700
Subject: Re: PATCH: Add --with-plugin-ld
References: <20091103205844.GA20331@lucon.org> <38a0d8450911031305k40e1a1f4y781ea24f030c8a21@mail.gmail.com> <6dc9ffc80911031317t26baefe7ua5fda3768abe7cd3@mail.gmail.com> <38a0d8450911031331x39682aa1s93144a83601c3442@mail.gmail.com> <6dc9ffc80911031346r73b41242n7b14bb9388712834@mail.gmail.com> <38a0d8450911031355i624c6fc0j3e1107de126dfe88@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Rafael Espindola <espindola@google.com> wrote:
>> 1. Gold doesn't support ia64.
>
> Are you trying to use the linker plugin on ia64? That is not going to
> work until gold itself does.

I don't plan to use plugin on ia64.

>> 2. Gold doesn't support STT_GNU_IFUNC.
>> 3. Gold has problems with some packages.
>
> True. With you patch the same compiler would be able to work with all
> packages that GNU ld can link and would be able to use the linker
> plugin on packages that gold works with.
>

Exactly.

Thanks.


-- 
H.J.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: PATCH: Add --with-plugin-ld
  - From: Richard Guenther

References:
- PATCH: Add --with-plugin-ld
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: PATCH: Add --with-plugin-ld
  - From: Rafael Espindola
- Re: PATCH: Add --with-plugin-ld
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: PATCH: Add --with-plugin-ld
  - From: Rafael Espindola
- Re: PATCH: Add --with-plugin-ld
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: PATCH: Add --with-plugin-ld
  - From: Rafael Espindola

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