[llvm-dev] Should we switch to --hash-style=both by default in LLD ?

[Reid Kleckner via llvm-dev]

+1 for both table formats. Then we're compatible by default no matter what.
If somebody cares about .o file size, they can explicitly specify their
--hash-style.

On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 5:35 AM, George Rimar via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

> >> Le 2 oct. 2017 à 14:23, George Rimar <grimar at accesssoftek.com> a écrit
> :
> >>
> >> I think we can switch LLD either to "both" or probably to "gnu" by
> default as well.
> >> Initial version of patch that changes default to "both" is here: D38407
> >>
> >> Any thoughts ?
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> George | Developer | Access Softek, Inc
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I initially wanted to switch the default to "gnu" as well in GNU linkers.
> However it was argued that this would generate ELF fiels that do not follow
> the ELF ABI. See here >https://sourceware.org/ml/
> binutils/2017-07/msg00160.html Thus it has been chosen to use "both"
> rather than "gnu".
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Romain
>
> Fair enough, argument that we should not emit ELF files that aren't ABI
> compliant by default looks reasonable.
> Use of "both" looks ideal for me then.
>
> George.
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