[PATCH] libbfd: Always compile plugin.c into libbfd

[Jan Beulich]

On 07.08.2025 15:24, H.J. Lu wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 07, 2025 at 10:47:56AM +0200, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>> On 06.08.2025 20:21, H.J. Lu wrote:
>>>> Always compile plugin.c into libbfd.
>>>
>>> As indicated, I disagree with any adding of entirely dead code to an already
>>> too large (in many cases) library. It's not a huge amount of code, but still
>>> it moves us into the wrong direction, imo. I do not, however, disagree enough
>>> to outright reject this change - if Nick and/or Alan think it's okay to do go
>>> this route, then so be it.
>>
>> I too think we are better off without this change.
> 
> 99% of binutils users need plugin while very few of them need S-records,
> verilog, tekhex,  ihex, which are always included in libbfd.   This doesn't
> make any sense to me.

Well, I'd very much like to see us drop unused bits wherever possible.

Jan