[llvm-branch-commits] [lld] [clang] [llvm] [docs] Add release notes for Windows specific changes in 18.x (PR #80011)

[David Spickett via llvm-branch-commits]

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@@ -41,9 +41,25 @@ COFF Improvements
 * Added support for ``--time-trace`` and associated ``--time-trace-granularity``.
   This generates a .json profile trace of the linker execution.
 
+* Prefer library paths specified with ``-libpath:`` over the implicitly
+  detected toolchain paths.
+
 MinGW Improvements
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+* Added support for many LTO and ThinLTO options.
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+* LLD no longer tries to autodetect and pick up MSVC/WinSDK installations
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DavidSpickett wrote:

"autodetect and use" maybe? "pick up" can mean noticing something as well as literally picking it up and using it.

Also, does a user have to now opt into this detection or supply their own paths or is this not needed for Mingw mode now?

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/80011