[LLVMdev] LLVMgold.so in windows LLVM builds

[sgundapa at codeaurora.org]

CCed Ian Lance Taylor


>> Why is clang loading LLVMgold.dll?  I thought it's supposed to be loaded
>> by gold.
I framed the words badly here.


>>
>> I don't think gold even produces COFF.  Are you trying to produce ELF on
>> Windows?
>>
Yes, I am trying to produce ELF on Windows.

>
> Gold is elf only but BFD ld supports the same plugins these days.
>
> I have no idea if the plugin infrastructure works on windows or not, but
> it could be made to work since all it needs is to find a single symbol in
> the plugin.
>
My sources are outdated. I will update and give a try.
Rafael, May I know what is the symbol ? Do I need to modify the symbol
name for windows ?

> Cheers,
> Rafael