[llvm-dev] force linker to load symbols from archive (8.a) , even application does not use them explicitly

[Mehdi AMINI via llvm-dev]

Hi,



On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 1:37 PM yehuda marko via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

> Hello,
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> I want to force the linker to load all the symbols (object files) related
> to specific archive (.a) even though the application does not use them
> explicitly.
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> (In similar in gnu linker the option for the linker will be
> –whole-archive, or in diab –A ).
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It seems that your question relates to the linker, are you asking about
lld? lld supports the --whole-archive flag as well I believe.

If your question is not about lld, can you clarify what you're looking for
exactly?

Best,

-- 
Mehdi
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