[PATCH] Addition of new option '--rlib' in linker for Renesas SH targets

[Pedro Alves]

Gina Verlekar wrote:

>Hi,
>
>The patch attached herewith adds a new option '--rlib' to the linker.
>Using this
>option, Linker links a Renesas SH library file (created by Renesas
>Compiler)	
>with GNU object files.
>'--rlib' option is supported only for Renesas SH targets.
>
>The format of the option is:
>--rlib=<filename >
>where 'filename' is the Renesas SH library file to be linked.
>
>This patch converts the Renesas library file into a GNU archive with
>name	
><filename>.rlib. This file is created in the same directory as the
>Renesas	
>library file. This created GNU archive is then passed to the Linker for
>further	
>processing. 
>This option can be used multiple times to link multiple Renesas SH
>library	
>files.
>
>  
>
If the Renesas library is fully converted into a GNU archive, why isn't 
this implimented as a
separate tool? One that converts the libs only once, and be done with it 
so the user can use -l
normally. You could even integrate the tool into the build system, so it 
would be transparent
like your patches aims at being.

Cheers,
Pedro Alves