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Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:53:39 +0200
From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [patch 15/18] kbuild: check if linker supports the -X option
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akpm@linux-foundation.org wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
> 
> The new alternative `gold' linker in recent binutils doesn't support the
> -X option.  This breaks allyesconfig builds that have
> CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS enabled.  Check if the linker really supports the
> option using ld-option.

I sent Sam an updated version of that patch and the "Fix ld-option to really work"
patch.

-Andi