New Linker Mold Version 1.0 released [1] expieriences?

[max haughton]

On Tuesday, 21 December 2021 at 13:01:20 UTC, Martin Tschierschke 
wrote:
> Just want to ask if anybody is using mold as an replacement for
> GNU gold or an other linker?
>
> [Mold on Github](https://github.com/rui314/mold)
>
> [1] 
> https://www.heise.de/news/Linux-Linker-Alternative-Mold-will-schneller-sein-als-GNU-Gold-und-lld-von-LLVM-6302178.html

1. You should be using LLD wherever possible. It's the fastest of 
the stable linkers - Gold isn't too bad compared to ld but lld is 
really speedy.

2. We tried mold at symmetry and it blew up, however it's been a 
little while since then so maybe it's time to try again.