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Subject: Patch 7.3.050
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From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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Patch 7.3.050
Problem:    The link script is clumsy.
Solution:   Use the --as-needed linker option if available. (Kirill A.
	    Shutemov)
Files:	    src/Makefile, src/auto/configure, src/config.mk.in,
	    src/configure.in, src/link.sh


*** ../vim-7.3.049/src/Makefile	2010-10-27 16:49:41.000000000 +0200
--- src/Makefile	2010-11-03 22:26:45.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 1700,1706 ****
  	$(CCC) version.c -o objects/version.o
  	@LINK="$(PURIFY) $(SHRPENV) $(CClink) $(ALL_LIB_DIRS) $(LDFLAGS) \
  		-o $(VIMTARGET) $(OBJ) objects/version.o $(ALL_LIBS)" \
! 		MAKE="$(MAKE)" sh $(srcdir)/link.sh
  
  xxd/xxd$(EXEEXT): xxd/xxd.c
  	cd xxd; CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)" \
--- 1700,1707 ----
  	$(CCC) version.c -o objects/version.o
  	@LINK="$(PURIFY) $(SHRPENV) $(CClink) $(ALL_LIB_DIRS) $(LDFLAGS) \
  		-o $(VIMTARGET) $(OBJ) objects/version.o $(ALL_LIBS)" \
! 		MAKE="$(MAKE)" LINK_AS_NEEDED=$(LINK_AS_NEEDED) \
! 		sh $(srcdir)/link.sh
  
  xxd/xxd$(EXEEXT): xxd/xxd.c
  	cd xxd; CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)" \
*** ../vim-7.3.049/src/auto/configure	2010-11-03 21:59:23.000000000 +0100
--- src/auto/configure	2010-11-03 22:28:03.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 593,598 ****
--- 593,599 ----
  
  ac_subst_vars='LTLIBOBJS
  LIBOBJS
+ LINK_AS_NEEDED
  DEPEND_CFLAGS_FILTER
  MAKEMO
  MSGFMT
***************
*** 12404,12409 ****
--- 12405,12427 ----
  fi
  
  
+ { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking linker --as-needed support" >&5
+ $as_echo_n "checking linker --as-needed support... " >&6; }
+ LINK_AS_NEEDED=
+ # Check if linker supports --as-needed and --no-as-needed options
+ if $CC -Wl,--help 2>/dev/null | grep as-needed > /dev/null; then
+   LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--as-needed"
+   LINK_AS_NEEDED=yes
+ fi
+ if test "$LINK_AS_NEEDED" = yes; then
+   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+ $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+ else
+   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
+ fi
+ 
+ 
  ac_config_files="$ac_config_files auto/config.mk:config.mk.in"
  
  cat >confcache <<\_ACEOF
*** ../vim-7.3.049/src/config.mk.in	2010-08-15 21:57:28.000000000 +0200
--- src/config.mk.in	2010-11-03 22:26:24.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 30,35 ****
--- 30,36 ----
  CPP		= @CPP@
  CPP_MM		= @CPP_MM@
  DEPEND_CFLAGS_FILTER = @DEPEND_CFLAGS_FILTER@
+ LINK_AS_NEEDED	= @LINK_AS_NEEDED@
  X_CFLAGS	= @X_CFLAGS@
  X_LIBS_DIR	= @X_LIBS@
  X_PRE_LIBS	= @X_PRE_LIBS@
*** ../vim-7.3.049/src/configure.in	2010-11-03 21:59:23.000000000 +0100
--- src/configure.in	2010-11-03 22:26:16.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 3527,3532 ****
--- 3527,3549 ----
  fi
  AC_SUBST(DEPEND_CFLAGS_FILTER)
  
+ dnl link.sh tries to avoid overlinking in a hackish way.
+ dnl At least GNU ld supports --as-needed which provides the same functionality
+ dnl at linker level. Let's use it.
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(linker --as-needed support)
+ LINK_AS_NEEDED=
+ # Check if linker supports --as-needed and --no-as-needed options
+ if $CC -Wl,--help 2>/dev/null | grep as-needed > /dev/null; then
+   LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--as-needed"
+   LINK_AS_NEEDED=yes
+ fi
+ if test "$LINK_AS_NEEDED" = yes; then
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+ else
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+ fi
+ AC_SUBST(LINK_AS_NEEDED)
+ 
  dnl write output files
  AC_OUTPUT(auto/config.mk:config.mk.in)
  
*** ../vim-7.3.049/src/link.sh	2010-08-15 21:57:25.000000000 +0200
--- src/link.sh	2010-11-03 22:26:08.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 5,11 ****
  # libraries when they exist, but this doesn't mean they are needed for Vim.
  #
  #      Author: Bram Moolenaar
! # Last change: 2006 Sep 26
  #     License: Public domain
  #
  # Warning: This fails miserably if the linker doesn't return an error code!
--- 5,11 ----
  # libraries when they exist, but this doesn't mean they are needed for Vim.
  #
  #      Author: Bram Moolenaar
! # Last change: 2010 Nov 03
  #     License: Public domain
  #
  # Warning: This fails miserably if the linker doesn't return an error code!
***************
*** 16,26 ****
  echo "$LINK " >link.cmd
  exit_value=0
  
  #
  # If auto/link.sed already exists, use it.  We assume a previous run of
  # link.sh has found the correct set of libraries.
  #
- if test -f auto/link.sed; then
    echo "link.sh: The file 'auto/link.sed' exists, which is going to be used now."
    echo "link.sh: If linking fails, try deleting the auto/link.sed file."
    echo "link.sh: If this fails too, try creating an empty auto/link.sed file."
--- 16,38 ----
  echo "$LINK " >link.cmd
  exit_value=0
  
+ if test "$LINK_AS_NEEDED" = yes; then
+   echo "link.sh: \$LINK_AS_NEEDED set to 'yes': invoking linker directly."
+   cat link.cmd
+   if sh link.cmd; then
+     exit_value=0
+     echo "link.sh: Linked fine"
+   else
+     exit_value=$?
+     echo "link.sh: Linking failed"
+   fi
+ else
+   if test -f auto/link.sed; then
+ 
  #
  # If auto/link.sed already exists, use it.  We assume a previous run of
  # link.sh has found the correct set of libraries.
  #
    echo "link.sh: The file 'auto/link.sed' exists, which is going to be used now."
    echo "link.sh: If linking fails, try deleting the auto/link.sed file."
    echo "link.sh: If this fails too, try creating an empty auto/link.sed file."
***************
*** 124,129 ****
--- 136,143 ----
    fi
  fi
  
+ fi
+ 
  #
  # cleanup
  #
*** ../vim-7.3.049/src/version.c	2010-11-03 21:59:23.000000000 +0100
--- src/version.c	2010-11-03 22:30:17.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 716,717 ****
--- 716,719 ----
  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+ /**/
+     50,
  /**/

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