[LLVMbugs] [Bug 9217] New: llvm should use comdat

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http://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=9217

           Summary: llvm should use comdat
           Product: libraries
           Version: trunk
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: All
            Status: ASSIGNED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P
         Component: Common Code Generator Code
        AssignedTo: rafael.espindola at gmail.com
        ReportedBy: rafael.espindola at gmail.com
                CC: llvmbugs at cs.uiuc.edu


llvm will currently produce linkonce. We should move to the newer comdat. Some
advantages are:

*) We can group related items in the same comdat.
*) The gold plugin interface supports comdats, but not linkonce

See http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12488

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