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Make libtool prefer response files over linker script, for lld

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Martin Storsjö <martin <at> martin.st>
Subject: bug#37032: closed (bug#37032: Make libtool prefer response files
 over linker script, for lld)
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:51:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#37032: Make libtool prefer response files over linker script, for lld

which was filed against the libtool package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 37032 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Ileana Dumitrescu <ileanadumitrescu95 <at> gmail.com>
To: 37032-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Martin Storsjö <martin <at> martin.st>
Subject: bug#37032: Make libtool prefer response files over linker script, for
 lld
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:48:26 +0300

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Thank you for forwarding this patch from msys2! It has been applied to
the development branch:

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libtool.git/commit/?h=development&id=5fa7a3b50506cb7ba9e82d77140f4958fb534127

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From: Martin Storsjö <martin <at> martin.st>
To: bug-libtool <at> gnu.org
Subject: Make libtool prefer response files over linker script, for lld
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 23:58:24 +0300 (EEST)

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When linking for mingw with libtool, with lld as linker (where lld 
impersonates GNU ld and implements the subset of commonly used GNU ld 
features), libtool will use a linker script for passing long lists of 
object files to the linker.

This fails with lld, where the mingw/coff part of lld doesn't support 
linker script. It does support response files (which also GNU ld does) 
though, so by making libtool check for support for response files before 
linker script (which is assumed to be supported if with_gnu_ld is set), 
this issue can be avoided. The attached patch accomplishes this. Are there 
any drawbacks to this approach, other than being less tested than the 
current status quo?

This patch has been carried in msys2's copy of libtool since late last 
year, with no reported issues to my knowledge.

// Martin

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