Linker script question and/or bug

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Michael,
> This works if the symbol is defined before the linker
> script, but not if it is in the other order:
> 
> Works:  ld -defsym _START=0x8000000 -Tscript.ld
> Fails:  ld -Tscript.ld -defsym _START=0x8000000
> 
> This is because the linker script is parsed as soon
> as the -T option is seen, rather than after all command
> line options are processed.  This is a problem because
> gcc doesn't treat the default linker script the same
> as one specified as a linker option:  the default
> linker script is passed early on the command line,
> while options specified by -Wl,... are tagged on at
> the end of the command line.

Why not pass the linker script name as a gcc command line option as 
well.  ie:

   gcc -Wl,-defym,_START=0x800000 -Wl,-Tscript.ld

Cheers
   Nick