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boundary=\"=-=-=\"","X-BeenThere":"gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org","X-Mailman-Version":"2.1.30","Precedence":"list","List-Id":"Gcc-patches mailing list ","List-Unsubscribe":",\n ","List-Archive":"","List-Post":"","List-Help":"","List-Subscribe":",\n ","Errors-To":"gcc-patches-bounces~incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@gcc.gnu.org"},"content":"Like the gas case, after the removal of HAVE_GNU_LD and the gnu_ld\nvariable, the --with-gnu-ld option has become unnecessary, too, so this\npatch removes it together with the gnu_ld_flag variable.\n\nGiven that the vast majority of configurations use GNU ld or a\ncompatible linker, the GNU ld annotation to the DEFAULT_LINKER configure\nmessage carries little additional information and is also removed.\n\nOk for trunk?\n\n\tRainer","diff":"# HG changeset patch\n# Parent d7785a632dccaa74172e4ff7531d10e43b894896\nbuild: Remove --with-gnu-ld\n\ndiff --git a/contrib/config-list.mk b/contrib/config-list.mk\n--- a/contrib/config-list.mk\n+++ b/contrib/config-list.mk\n@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ LIST = \\\n sh-rtems sh-wrs-vxworks sparc-elf \\\n sparc-leon-elf sparc-rtems sparc-linux-gnu \\\n sparc-leon3-linux-gnuOPT-enable-target=all sparc-netbsdelf \\\n- sparc64-sun-solaris2.11OPT-with-gnu-ldOPT-enable-threads=posix \\\n+ sparc64-sun-solaris2.11OPT-enable-threads=posix \\\n sparc-wrs-vxworks sparc64-elf sparc64-rtems sparc64-linux \\\n sparc64-netbsd sparc64-openbsd \\\n v850e1-elf v850e-elf v850-elf v850-rtems vax-linux-gnu \\\ndiff --git a/contrib/regression/btest-gcc.sh b/contrib/regression/btest-gcc.sh\n--- a/contrib/regression/btest-gcc.sh\n+++ b/contrib/regression/btest-gcc.sh\n@@ -138,10 +138,9 @@ if [ $H_HOST = $H_TARGET ] ; then\n make $dashj all || exit 1\n fi\n else\n- withopt=\"--with-gnu-ld\"\n case \"$H_TARGET\" in\n *-linux*) ;;\n- *) withopt=\"$withopt --with-newlib\";;\n+ *) withopt=\"--with-newlib\";;\n esac\n $SOURCE/configure --prefix=$PREFIX --target=$H_TARGET $withopt || exit 1\n make $dashj || exit 1\ndiff --git a/gcc/config.gcc b/gcc/config.gcc\n--- a/gcc/config.gcc\n+++ b/gcc/config.gcc\n@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@\n #\t\t\tsupport, the default value of\n #\t\t\t$default_gnu_indirect_function is set to\n #\t\t\t\"no\" except for targets which are known to be OK.\n-#\n-# gnu_ld_flag\t\tOne of yes, no or \"\" depending on whether GNU ld was\n-#\t\t\texplicitly requested, explicitly not requested or\n-#\t\t\tunspecified.\n \n # This file sets the following shell variables for use by the\n # autoconf-generated configure script:\ndiff --git a/gcc/configure b/gcc/configure\n--- a/gcc/configure\n+++ b/gcc/configure\n@@ -971,7 +971,6 @@ with_gxx_include_dir\n with_gxx_libcxx_include_dir\n with_cpp_install_dir\n enable_generated_files_in_srcdir\n-with_gnu_ld\n with_ld\n with_demangler_in_ld\n with_dsymutil\n@@ -1012,6 +1011,7 @@ with_picolibc\n with_zstd\n with_zstd_include\n with_zstd_lib\n+with_gnu_ld\n enable_rpath\n with_libiconv_prefix\n with_libiconv_type\n@@ -1869,7 +1869,6 @@ Optional Packages:\n --with-cpp-install-dir=DIR\n install the user visible C preprocessor in DIR\n (relative to PREFIX) as well as PREFIX/bin\n- --with-gnu-ld arrange to work with GNU ld\n --with-ld arrange to use the specified ld (full pathname)\n --with-demangler-in-ld try to use demangler in GNU ld\n --with-dsymutil arrange to use the specified dsymutil (full\n@@ -3925,16 +3924,6 @@ fi\n # Find default linker\n # -------------------\n \n-# With GNU ld\n-\n-# Check whether --with-gnu-ld was given.\n-if test \"${with_gnu_ld+set}\" = set; then :\n- withval=$with_gnu_ld; gnu_ld_flag=\"$with_gnu_ld\"\n-else\n- gnu_ld_flag=\n-fi\n-\n-\n case $target in\n *darwin*)\n \tld64_flag=yes # Darwin can only use a ld64-compatible linker.\n@@ -3956,8 +3945,6 @@ fi\n if test x\"${DEFAULT_LINKER+set}\" = x\"set\"; then\n if test ! -x \"$DEFAULT_LINKER\"; then\n as_fn_error $? \"cannot execute: $DEFAULT_LINKER: check --with-ld or env. var. DEFAULT_LINKER\" \"$LINENO\" 5\n- elif $DEFAULT_LINKER -v < /dev/null 2>&1 | grep GNU > /dev/null; then\n- gnu_ld_flag=yes\n elif $DEFAULT_LINKER -v < /dev/null 2>&1 | grep 'PROJECT:ld\\(64\\)*-' > /dev/null; then\n ld64_flag=yes\n fi\n@@ -3971,13 +3958,8 @@ fi\n { $as_echo \"$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether a default linker was specified\" >&5\n $as_echo_n \"checking whether a default linker was specified... \" >&6; }\n if test x\"${DEFAULT_LINKER+set}\" = x\"set\"; then\n- if test x\"$gnu_ld_flag\" = x\"no\"; then\n- { $as_echo \"$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes ($DEFAULT_LINKER)\" >&5\n+ { $as_echo \"$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes ($DEFAULT_LINKER)\" >&5\n $as_echo \"yes ($DEFAULT_LINKER)\" >&6; }\n- else\n- { $as_echo \"$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes ($DEFAULT_LINKER - GNU ld)\" >&5\n-$as_echo \"yes ($DEFAULT_LINKER - GNU ld)\" >&6; }\n- fi\n else\n { $as_echo \"$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no\" >&5\n $as_echo \"no\" >&6; }\n@@ -21942,7 +21924,7 @@ else\n lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2\n lt_status=$lt_dlunknown\n cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF\n-#line 21945 \"configure\"\n+#line 21927 \"configure\"\n #include \"confdefs.h\"\n \n #if HAVE_DLFCN_H\n@@ -22048,7 +22030,7 @@ else\n lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2\n lt_status=$lt_dlunknown\n cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF\n-#line 22051 \"configure\"\n+#line 22033 \"configure\"\n #include \"confdefs.h\"\n \n #if HAVE_DLFCN_H\ndiff --git a/gcc/configure.ac b/gcc/configure.ac\n--- a/gcc/configure.ac\n+++ b/gcc/configure.ac\n@@ -332,12 +332,6 @@ AC_SUBST(GENINSRC)\n # Find default linker\n # -------------------\n \n-# With GNU ld\n-AC_ARG_WITH(gnu-ld,\n-[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-gnu-ld], [arrange to work with GNU ld])],\n-gnu_ld_flag=\"$with_gnu_ld\",\n-gnu_ld_flag=)\n-\n case $target in\n *darwin*)\n \tld64_flag=yes # Darwin can only use a ld64-compatible linker.\n@@ -356,8 +350,6 @@ DEFAULT_LINKER=\"$with_ld\")\n if test x\"${DEFAULT_LINKER+set}\" = x\"set\"; then\n if test ! -x \"$DEFAULT_LINKER\"; then\n AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot execute: $DEFAULT_LINKER: check --with-ld or env. var. DEFAULT_LINKER])\n- elif $DEFAULT_LINKER -v < /dev/null 2>&1 | grep GNU > /dev/null; then\n- gnu_ld_flag=yes\n elif $DEFAULT_LINKER -v < /dev/null 2>&1 | grep 'PROJECT:ld\\(64\\)*-' > /dev/null; then\n ld64_flag=yes\n fi\n@@ -367,11 +359,7 @@ fi\n \n AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether a default linker was specified])\n if test x\"${DEFAULT_LINKER+set}\" = x\"set\"; then\n- if test x\"$gnu_ld_flag\" = x\"no\"; then\n- AC_MSG_RESULT([yes ($DEFAULT_LINKER)])\n- else\n- AC_MSG_RESULT([yes ($DEFAULT_LINKER - GNU ld)])\n- fi\n+ AC_MSG_RESULT([yes ($DEFAULT_LINKER)])\n else\n AC_MSG_RESULT(no)\n fi\ndiff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi\n--- a/gcc/doc/install.texi\n+++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi\n@@ -1210,10 +1210,6 @@ is installed in the directories listed a\n assemblers installed and want to choose one that is not found by the\n above rules.\n \n-@item @anchor{with-gnu-ld}--with-gnu-ld\n-Same as @uref{#with-gnu-as,,@option{--with-gnu-as}}\n-but for the linker.\n-\n @item --with-ld=@var{pathname}\n Same as @uref{#with-as,,@option{--with-as}}\n but for the linker.\n@@ -5284,7 +5280,7 @@ current GCC) is to be found in the GCC t\n @anchor{elf}\n @heading all ELF targets (SVR4, Solaris, etc.)\n C++ support is significantly better on ELF targets if you use the\n-@uref{./configure.html#with-gnu-ld,,GNU linker}; duplicate copies of\n+GNU linker; duplicate copies of\n inlines, vtables and template instantiations will be discarded\n automatically.\n \ndiff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi\n--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi\n+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi\n@@ -27223,8 +27223,6 @@ Generate (or don't) code for the GNU ass\n @item -mgnu-ld\n @itemx -mno-gnu-ld\n Generate (or don't) code for the GNU linker. This is the default.\n-@c Also, this is the default if the configure option @option{--with-gnu-ld}\n-@c is used.\n \n @opindex mno-pic\n @item -mno-pic\n","prefixes":["6/6"]}