[PATCH] ld: Unify the directory separator on Windows.

[Jan Dubiec]

On 26.07.2026 06:23, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Jul 2026, Jan Dubiec wrote:
> 
>> diff --git a/ld/ldfile.c b/ld/ldfile.c
>> index f47e860d437..00fe1d90d44 100644
>> --- a/ld/ldfile.c
>> +++ b/ld/ldfile.c
>> @@ -47,12 +47,8 @@ search_dirs_type *search_head;
>>   #ifdef VMS
>>   static char *slash = "";
>>   #else
>> -#if defined (_WIN32) && !defined (__CYGWIN32__)
>> -static char *slash = "\\";
>> -#else
>>   static char *slash = "/";
>>   #endif
>> -#endif
> 
>   I think this needs to be complemented with a corresponding update to the
> testsuite, now that a backslash is no longer expected to be there.  Here
> is a list of files affected AFAICT:
> 
> ld/testsuite/ld-elf/retain5.map
> ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-10.d
> ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-11.d
> ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-18.d
> ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-19.d
> ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-20.d
> ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-22.d
> 
> Would you please try and fix them since you've got the right environment
> to verify such a change?
> 
>    Maciej

It took some time because I had to experiment a bit with 
--enable-plugins and its interactions with other options. At the same 
time, I had to adjust ld/testsuite/config/default.exp to make it 
compatible with Windows.

Anyway, I have modified and tested all of the patches mentioned above, 
and there have been no regressions. I will post the updated patch in a 
new thread shortly.

In another thread, I will also post a preliminary patch for 
ld/testsuite/config/default.exp, as I may have a few questions about it.

/J.D.