Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] config: Always use GNU ld
Hi, On Thu, 2 Aug 2012 13:19:34 -0300 Otavio Salvador ota...@ossystems.com.br wrote: From: Khem Raj raj.k...@gmail.com This patch makes sure that we always use the GNU ld. U-Boot uses certain construct e.g. OVERLAY which are not implemented in gold therefore it always needs GNU ld for linking. It works well if default linker in toolchain is GNU ld but in some cases we can have gold to be the default linker and also ship GNU ld but not as default in such cases its called $(PREFIX)ld.bfd, with this patch we make sure that if $(PREFIX)ld.bfd exists than we use that for our ld. This way it does not matter what the default ld is. Signed-off-by: Otavio Salvador ota...@ossystems.com.br Signed-off-by: Khem Raj raj.k...@gmail.com --- config.mk |6 +- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) applied to my staging branch, thanks! Anatolij ___ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] config: Always use GNU ld
On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Otavio Salvador ota...@ossystems.com.br wrote: On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Mike Frysinger vap...@gentoo.org wrote: On Thursday 02 August 2012 12:19:34 Otavio Salvador wrote: This patch makes sure that we always use the GNU ld. U-Boot uses certain construct e.g. OVERLAY which are not implemented in gold therefore it always needs GNU ld for linking. It works well if default linker in toolchain is GNU ld but in some cases we can have gold to be the default linker and also ship GNU ld but not as default in such cases its called $(PREFIX)ld.bfd, with this patch we make sure that if $(PREFIX)ld.bfd exists than we use that for our ld. This way it does not matter what the default ld is. Acked-by: Mike Frysinger vap...@gentoo.org -mike Wolfgang, I ended not putting you on CC but I think you're the one who would take this patch, aren't you? Ping? -- Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems E-mail: ota...@ossystems.com.br http://www.ossystems.com.br Mobile: +55 53 9981-7854 http://projetos.ossystems.com.br ___ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] config: Always use GNU ld
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Mike Frysinger vap...@gentoo.org wrote: On Thursday 02 August 2012 12:19:34 Otavio Salvador wrote: This patch makes sure that we always use the GNU ld. U-Boot uses certain construct e.g. OVERLAY which are not implemented in gold therefore it always needs GNU ld for linking. It works well if default linker in toolchain is GNU ld but in some cases we can have gold to be the default linker and also ship GNU ld but not as default in such cases its called $(PREFIX)ld.bfd, with this patch we make sure that if $(PREFIX)ld.bfd exists than we use that for our ld. This way it does not matter what the default ld is. Acked-by: Mike Frysinger vap...@gentoo.org -mike Wolfgang, I ended not putting you on CC but I think you're the one who would take this patch, aren't you? -- Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems E-mail: ota...@ossystems.com.br http://www.ossystems.com.br Mobile: +55 53 9981-7854 http://projetos.ossystems.com.br ___ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
[U-Boot] [PATCH] config: Always use GNU ld
From: Khem Raj raj.k...@gmail.com This patch makes sure that we always use the GNU ld. U-Boot uses certain construct e.g. OVERLAY which are not implemented in gold therefore it always needs GNU ld for linking. It works well if default linker in toolchain is GNU ld but in some cases we can have gold to be the default linker and also ship GNU ld but not as default in such cases its called $(PREFIX)ld.bfd, with this patch we make sure that if $(PREFIX)ld.bfd exists than we use that for our ld. This way it does not matter what the default ld is. Signed-off-by: Otavio Salvador ota...@ossystems.com.br Signed-off-by: Khem Raj raj.k...@gmail.com --- config.mk |6 +- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk index 3dcea6a..c3822a2 100644 --- a/config.mk +++ b/config.mk @@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ cc-version = $(shell $(SHELL) $(SRCTREE)/tools/gcc-version.sh $(CC)) # Include the make variables (CC, etc...) # AS = $(CROSS_COMPILE)as -LD = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld + +# Always use GNU ld +LD = $(shell if $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld.bfd -v /dev/null 21; \ + then echo $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld.bfd; else echo $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld; fi;) + CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc CPP= $(CC) -E AR = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar -- 1.7.10.4 ___ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] config: Always use GNU ld
On Thursday 02 August 2012 12:19:34 Otavio Salvador wrote: This patch makes sure that we always use the GNU ld. U-Boot uses certain construct e.g. OVERLAY which are not implemented in gold therefore it always needs GNU ld for linking. It works well if default linker in toolchain is GNU ld but in some cases we can have gold to be the default linker and also ship GNU ld but not as default in such cases its called $(PREFIX)ld.bfd, with this patch we make sure that if $(PREFIX)ld.bfd exists than we use that for our ld. This way it does not matter what the default ld is. Acked-by: Mike Frysinger vap...@gentoo.org -mike signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot