[PATCH] D16924: [ELF] - Linker script expressions, ASSERT() command.

[Sean Silva via llvm-commits]

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 8:20 PM, Sean Silva <chisophugis at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 2:10 PM, George Rimar via llvm-commits <
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>> grimar added a comment.
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>> In http://reviews.llvm.org/D16924#345138, @ruiu wrote:
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>> > If you want to start working on the linker script support, can you
>> start from writing a proposal about the overall design? It needs to be
>> simple, easy to implement, and fast. I have a few > ideas for that, but I
>> don't have enough time to think deeply about them. Feel free to discuss
>> your idea with me.
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>> I am not sure I can write good overall design for LS. I just hoped to go
>> step by step.
>> For example I thought about implementation of location counter basing on
>> this one patch.
>> But I have no global idea how this should work, linker script is very
>> huge and I am not familiar with it it actually. I just can't imagine the
>> whole picture right now.
>> If you have any ideas with what I can help with (not only LS, but
>> actually any linker relative tasks), please feel free to share with me, I
>> probably will be able to work on something.
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> Years back I did a write-up of the linker script functionality used by the
> linux kernel linker scripts:
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(actually, it is not just the linux kernel linker scripts; but they are a
large part)

-- Sean Silva


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