[RFC] hacking around libtool

[Rafael Avila de Espindola via llvm-commits]

>> I have coded the attached patch to work around the problem, but it is
>> probably too disgusting to have it in tree.
>
>I had joked about making the strip version output "strip (elftoolchain
>r3136M (like GNU strip))". But I agree it's a terrible (albeit useful)
>hack. I think we can propose a decent patch to libtool, and if you
>don't have a chance to take a look I will after conference travel +
>holidays.

If you can do it it would be awesome. I am currently trying to find lld bugs, so patching libtool would be a distraction.

The main problem with libtool is the defaults IMHO. These days an unknown linker should be assumed to support shared libraries and have a command line compatible with gnu ld.

Cheers,
Rafael

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