forcing the linker to be a particular one (i.e. gold vs bfd)

[H.J. Lu]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On 12.01.2011 19:39, H.J. Lu wrote:
>>>
>>> The more options we add to gcc the more problems
>>> in gcc version switch(back and forward) appear for gcc users.
>>>
>>
>> If you want to hide it from gcc driver, then you should do what
>> Ian suggested to use -B.
>
> -B is acceptable for somebody who knows where an alternative ld is
> installed. It's horrible for anybody else who needs to figure out the
> location where an alternative ld is installed. This includes upstreams and
> distribution makers.
>

That is why I suggested something like "gcc -flinker=ld.bfd|ld.gold"

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H.J.