Re: Using linker script instead of library in Gold

[Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>]

Aleksandar Simeonov <Aleksandar.Simeonov@RT-RK.com> writes:

> Yes, but still when I do linking I got error like:
> ../../mips-linux-gnu-ld.gold: Attempt to open /usr/lib/libc.so succeeded
> ../../mips-linux-gnu-ld.gold: warning: skipping incompatible
> /usr/lib/libc.so while searching for c
> ../../mips-linux-gnu-ld.gold: error: cannot find -lc
>
> Maybe I overlooked something?

It means that the OUTPUT_FORMAT string in your libc.so,
elf32-tradlittlemips, was not recognized or did not match the target
recognized for the .o files.  What string are you passing to the
Target_selector constructor?

Ian


> On 13/07/2011 17:46, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
>> Aleksandar Simeonov <Aleksandar.Simeonov@RT-RK.com> writes:
>> 
>>> I have one short question today. Situation is as follow: instead of
>>> having lib.so as shared library, on our Linux distribution we have ld
>>> linker script:
>>> /* GNU ld script
>>>    Use the shared library, but some functions are only in
>>>    the static library, so try that secondarily.  */
>>> OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf32-tradlittlemips)
>>> GROUP ( /lib/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libc_nonshared.a  AS_NEEDED (
>>> /lib/ld.so.1 ) )
>>>
>>> Is Gold capable of using it (for ld is enough to put -lc in command
>>> line) and if yes, what command option should be used?
>> 
>> This is normal on any glibc-based system.  gold supports this without
>> requiring any special options.
>> 
>> Ian
>>