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Using linker script instead of library in Gold

Ian Lance Taylor iant@google.com
Wed Jul 13 19:39:00 GMT 2011 
Aleksandar Simeonov <Aleksandar.Simeonov@RT-RK.com> writes:

> I have one short question today. Situation is as follow: instead of
> having lib.so as shared library, on our Linux distribution we have ld
> linker script:
> /* GNU ld script
>    Use the shared library, but some functions are only in
>    the static library, so try that secondarily.  */
> OUTPUT_FORMAT(elf32-tradlittlemips)
> GROUP ( /lib/libc.so.6 /usr/lib/libc_nonshared.a  AS_NEEDED (
> /lib/ld.so.1 ) )
>
> Is Gold capable of using it (for ld is enough to put -lc in command
> line) and if yes, what command option should be used?

This is normal on any glibc-based system.  gold supports this without
requiring any special options.

Ian
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