[llvm-commits] patch to llvm-link to link in archives

[Rafael Espíndola]

> Is there other portable solution that permits these cases nicely and *on
> all platforms*? Or, looking from the another aspect: is it really so much
> code
> to maintain that one benefits much from removal given there are users for
> that
> feature?

I think the main reason for the removal of llvm-ld (and why I don't
think it is a good idea to extend llvm-link) is that they were never
designed to be a full feature linker. At first impression it looks
like it works, but then there is always one more fix that is needed.

The way forward in this are is lld IMHO. It is being designed to be a
real linker replacement and to work on all 3 major platforms.

> --
> Pekka

Cheers,
Rafael