[fpc-devel] Section smartlinking enabled for i386-linux

[Peter Vreman]

> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:51:01 +0200 (CEST)
> "Peter Vreman" <peter at freepascal.org> wrote:
>
>>              name         : 'Linux for i386';
>>              shortname    : 'Linux';
>> -            flags        :
>> [tf_needs_symbol_size,tf_pic_uses_got{,tf_smartlink_sections}];
>> +            flags        :
>> [tf_needs_symbol_size,tf_pic_uses_got,tf_smartlink_sections];
>>              cpu          : cpu_i386;
>
> Maybe silly question: why doesn't -XX add or remove that smartlink flag ?

The smartlink flag in the PPU only gives the compiler info which files can
be used for linking. without this change that is a .o or a .a file. Since
the .a file is not needed anymore there is only the .o left.

Using -XX to remove the ld option (--gc-sections) will have different
effects on the platforms.

A possible solution is to revert to the old single section .o file method
when the option -XS is passed.