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Re: gcc -r
Ralf Corsepius writes:
> So, my questions actually were aiming at
>
> * whether
> "gcc ... -nostdlib -r"
> and
> "gcc ... -nostdlib -Wl,-r"
> are equivalent
>
> * if the fact that "gcc -r" appears to work, can be exploited or whether
> this is a "random accident" and/or intentionally undocumented feature,
> which may go away at any time.
Right and Ian has already answered this. I just wanted to add that AFAIC the
most portable way to specify a partial link is still through the gcc driver.
(Whether you use -Wl,-r or -r depends on your belief if this switch would ever
be used for something else in GCC.)
Adam