You wrote:
> A much better idea is to use ld -r and use .o files isntead of .a
> files.
Why do you think this is a much better idea?
I have three objections:
(1) it involves touching a lot of Makefiles
(2) it may cause the linker to drag in unneeded stuff to the resident image
(3) it degrades error reporting by losing the name of the original .o file
That's why I prefer --start-group and --end-group.
If Linus thinks ld -r is a good idea, then I can write an ld -r patch
instead.
Regards,
Michael Elizabeth Chastain
<mailto:mec@shout.net>
"love without fear"
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