Any way to workaround Optlink crash?

Max Samukha spambox at d-coding.com
Tue Sep 1 03:22:36 PDT 2009


Tom S wrote:

> Max Samukha wrote:
>> Tom S wrote:
>>> And/or compile some modules without -g. Maybe you don't need debug
>>> symbols everywhere.
>>>
>>>
>> 
>> And please vote for
>> http://d.puremagic.com/issues/votes.cgi?action=show_bug&bug_id=424.
>> Something makes Walter think this bug is not critical.
> 
> I think he knows... But it's a lot of work to write a new linker.

I am sure it is a lot of work for a single person to do. That's why it would 
be nice of Walter if he gave us a hint whether the bug is fixable at all and 
how high it is on his priority list.

> COFF/ELF output would not be that bad though, at least if there's some
> linker that supports these *and* its license allows it to be bundled
> with DMD.
> 
> 

I doubt such a linker exists. And if it does, I doubt it is of quality good 
enough to replace OPTLINK.



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