Re: [PATCH] Use darwin's -force_load flag if available for whole_archive_flag_spec

[Peter O'Gorman]

On Sep 6, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:

> Hi Peter,
>
> * Peter O'Gorman wrote on Sun, Sep 06, 2009 at 05:28:52PM CEST:
> > Well, Mac OS X 10.6 has been released, and its linker now has support
> > for an option similar to --whole-archive. -force_load libfoo.a will  
> > load
> > all members of libfoo.a into the output. -force_load <lib> can be  
> > given
> > multiple times on the command line.
> >
> > This patch (and a test case that checks that gdb can find the  
> > debugging
> > symbols) makes libtool use this new option.
>
> I think this is ok, with nits below addressed.  Did you run the
> testsuite with it, esp. the tests in convenience.at?

Of course :)

> Any reason to go with a compile test rather than a simple system  
> version
> test?

Yes, the compile test will work when cross-compiling to darwin using  
the odcctools that I released last month (which includes the - 
force_load option).

This is that patch that I pushed.

Thank you.

Peter
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