[PATCH] D11612: [lld][ELF2] Apply relocations.

[Daniel Sanders via llvm-commits]

Hi Rafael,

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> From: llvm-commits [mailto:llvm-commits-bounces at lists.llvm.org] On Behalf
> Of Rafael Espíndola via llvm-commits
> Sent: 14 August 2015 04:43
> To: Sean Silva
> Cc: llvm-commits;
> reviews+D11612+public+9df5289c3b207c59 at reviews.llvm.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] D11612: [lld][ELF2] Apply relocations.
> 
> I am the one doing most of the work on ELF, I am *totally* opposed to
> *ever* having a YAML test that can be written in assembly.
> 

I don’t work on the linker but I have a concern about how this stance interacts with integrated assembler development. It sounds like it makes the linker dependent on the integrated assembler implementing sufficient features to cover linker tests. This isn't a problem in the long run but in the short term it means that linker development cannot run ahead of the assembler development in any area. The assembler would always have to be implemented first.