[LLVMdev] LLD: Removing Native file format?

[Rui Ueyama]

I'm about to submit that patch. Final call.

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 2:34 PM, Rui Ueyama <ruiu at google.com> wrote:

> I sent a patch for review. I'll wait for a while, probably submit that
> tomorrow.
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Michael Spencer <bigcheesegs at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Rui Ueyama <ruiu at google.com> wrote:
>> > I think I bought up this topic before, but I'd like to propose seriously
>> > removing the Native file format from LLD this time.
>> >
>> > IIUC, the Native file format was designed to be the fastest on-memory or
>> > on-disk file format for object files. The problem is that no one is
>> working
>> > on that. No LLVM tools can produce object files in the Native, thus the
>> > feature of supporting the format is useless in the linker.
>> >
>> > I'm also skeptical about the very idea of defining a new file format
>> since
>> > existing file formats look to be good enough.
>> >
>> > It's maintenance cost is real. I needed to submit a few patches for the
>> > Native format for global refactoring.
>> >
>> > Here I'm proposing removing the Native file format support from LLD
>> unless
>> > there's a person who's going to take the ownership of the feature and
>> push
>> > really hard to adopt the file format everywhere (not only in the
>> linker).
>> >
>> > Opinions?
>>
>> I'm fine with it, we can add it back when lld is further along if needed.
>>
>> - Michael Spencer
>>
>
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