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Re: RFC: Support link with mixed IR/non-IR objects

From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
To: Tristan Gingold <gingold at adacore dot com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak at linux dot intel dot com>, Cary Coutant <ccoutant at google dot com>, "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>, binutils at sourceware dot org
Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 07:02:15 -0700
Subject: Re: RFC: Support link with mixed IR/non-IR objects
References: <20120506205217.GA3513@intel.com> <20120508044314.GN17181@bubble.grove.modra.org> <CAHACq4otEYdWsFteG9XXMJp12CKn347RXKOec7GNJTu07B=VFg@mail.gmail.com> <4FA97C73.40203@linux.intel.com> <D89DC05F-2183-4169-992C-B527B0EE5F49@adacore.com>

Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com> writes:

> On May 8, 2012, at 10:05 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
>
>> 
>>> Even so, I think I'd lean towards the use of archives.
>> 
>> ar archives don't work. The linux kernel requires unreferenced objects to
>> be included in the build (e.g. for EXPORT_SYMBOL and initcalls)
>
> Many linkers (but not GNU ld) have options to link all archive members.  Not difficult to implement.

Unless I misunderstand what you mean, GNU ld has that option too:
--whole-archive.

Ian

Follow-Ups:
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References:
- RFC: Support link with mixed IR/non-IR objects
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: RFC: Support link with mixed IR/non-IR objects
  - From: Alan Modra
- Re: RFC: Support link with mixed IR/non-IR objects
  - From: Cary Coutant
- Re: RFC: Support link with mixed IR/non-IR objects
  - From: Andi Kleen
- Re: RFC: Support link with mixed IR/non-IR objects
  - From: Tristan Gingold

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