[LLVMdev] [lld] Modeling ELF FileNodes/ControlNodes (Group's) in lld

[Shankar Easwaran]

Hi,

With the inputGraph now, lld models command line options, input files as 
nodes in the InputGraph called InputElements.

In the current approach, each InputElement is converted to a 
LinkerInput, which works if all lld deals with individual files.

Dealing with ControlNodes (Groups), have a problem with it, on how to 
model that as a LinkerInput.

Joerg/Me were chatting on the IRC about this and we came up with the 
following approach.

- LinkerInput will contain a single file(lld::File), if the node that 
its pointing to appears to be a FileNode
- LinkerInput will contain a vector(lld::Group) of files(lld::Files) , 
if the node that its pointing appears to be a Group

The resolver would need to be modified to consider lld::Groups in 
addition to lld::File.

Does this sound like the approach we want to take ?

Thanks

Shankar Easwaran

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