Language-specific libraries and `gcc' driver

[Peter Gerwinski]

Hello,

Jamie Lokier wrote:
> Peter Gerwinski wrote:
> > Mike Stump wrote:
> > > It would be nice to add support to gcc to let it know about the
> > > runtime libraries.  One problem is gcc foo.o style compiling doesn't
> > > otherwise indicate which possible language was in use.  One could nm
> > > the file, and then make guesses, or just add in all the runtimes for
> > > all languages, but...
> > 
> > IMHO it would be acceptable if one had to specify libraries
> > explicitly when linking `.o' files, while libraries are added
> > automatically when the source languages are known.
> 
> Deducing the libraries from an `-x language' option might be ok too.
> Doesn't handle the case of multiple languages linked together though.

One could introduce another option to `gcc' with the meaning
"please link with the libraries for this and that language".

Or, one can use the more elaborate automatism by Theodore
Papadopoulo.  (But wouldn't that approach require `collect2'
being run on all systems?)

Anyone working towards this?

    Peter

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