#13541: Make it easier to use the gold linker -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: bgamari | Owner: (none) Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: #13810 | Differential Rev(s): Phab:D3449 Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by bgamari): I've updated Phab:D3449 to reflect my current thinking on this. Namely, we provide a `configure` flag that indicates that the user doesn't mind if GHC overrides the system's default linker. If this flag is passed, we use either `gold` or `lld`, if available. The user can explicitly request one or the other by passing the `LD=...` variable to `configure`. Does this seem reasonable? -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13541#comment:19 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler