[LLVMdev] Linking tools

[Eric Christopher]

On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 3:37 PM Russell Wallace <russell.wallace at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out exactly what the function and status of the
> different linking tools is. The impression I get is:
>
> 1. For linking multiple bitcode (either binary or text format) files
> together, llvm-link is the current and future intended tool.
>
> 2. For converting bitcode files into (machine code) object files, llc is
> the current and future intended tool.
>
>
llvm-link and llc are developer tools only. clang is designed to be the
interface here (or your language specific driver).


> 3. For linking multiple object files into an executable, llvm has hitherto
> relied on the system linker, but lld is the future intended tool.
>
>
This is correct.

-eric


> Is any of this inaccurate or incomplete?
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