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Only pass --[no-]gc-sections if linker is GNU ld. #85274

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Only pass --[no-]gc-sections if linker is GNU ld.
luqmana May 13, 2021
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Windows mingw targets use gcc as the linker so the target spec should…
luqmana May 16, 2021
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Adjust linker_is_gnu branches for cases that don't work on windows.
luqmana May 17, 2021
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Undo unnecessary changes.
luqmana May 18, 2021
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Don't pass -pie to linker on windows targets.
luqmana May 18, 2021
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6 changes: 2 additions & 4 deletions compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/linker.rs
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Expand Up @@ -469,17 +469,15 @@ impl<'a> Linker for GccLinker<'a> {
// eliminate the metadata. If we're building an executable, however,
// --gc-sections drops the size of hello world from 1.8MB to 597K, a 67%
// reduction.
} else if !keep_metadata {
} else if self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu && !keep_metadata {
self.linker_arg("--gc-sections");
}
}

fn no_gc_sections(&mut self) {
if self.sess.target.is_like_osx {
self.linker_arg("-no_dead_strip");
} else if self.sess.target.is_like_solaris {
self.linker_arg("-zrecord");
} else {
} else if self.sess.target.linker_is_gnu {
self.linker_arg("--no-gc-sections");
}
}
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