[llvm-dev] llvm-link has no --allow-multiple-definition

[Eli Friedman via llvm-dev]

Despite the name, llvm-link isn't really a proper linker.  If you need symbols to get resolved exactly the same way an ELF linker would resolve them, I would recommend using lld.

It's possible to write a pass plugin that hooks into the LTO pipeline.  http://llvm.org/docs/WritingAnLLVMPass.html describes this.

-Eli

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> From: llvm-dev <llvm-dev-bounces at lists.llvm.org> On Behalf Of Marc via llvm-
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> Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2020 10:01 AM
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> Subject: [EXT] [llvm-dev] llvm-link has no --allow-multiple-definition
>
> Hello,
>
> I am developing an LTO instrumentation of programs for fuzzing (for
> afl++) and I run into the following problem:
>
> a lot of open source program have multiple definitons of the same
> functions. In normal compile mode this is not a problem, however with
> LTO this only works with the linker option:
>  -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition
>
> Now to be able to instrument (it is an "opt" pass") at link time I need
> to merge all bitcode files together, and this works great - unless I run
> into this error when I link them to llvm-link:
>
> error: Linking globals named 'process_arg': symbol multiply defined!
>
> (this is for the bogofilter tools, but happens with other open source
> program too).
>
> My issue is that neither is --allow-multiple-definition an llvm-link
> command line option, nor can I find an equivalent from the --help output.
>
> is there a plan to add this (IMHO) important feature? Thank you!
>
> Regards,
> Marc
>
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