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[PATCH] ld: Properly check static link of dynamic object

Alan Modra amodra@gmail.com
Thu Mar 12 04:19:00 GMT 2020 
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 04:57:52PM -0700, H.J. Lu via Binutils wrote:
> When -static is passed to gcc, gcc passes it to linker before any input
> files to create static executable.  If -Bdynamic is also passed to linker
> from command-line, linker should issue an error if dynamic object is used.

I can't say I like the idea of giving -static special meaning when it
occurs before input files, making its effect sticky.  The sticky
effect just seems wrong to me and liable to break some project
somewhere.

PR 24920 is really just a user being surprised when they misuse their
tools.  That and the default dynamic linker being wrong.  Why not fix
the x86_64 default dynamic linker?

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Alan Modra
Australia Development Lab, IBM
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