Re: [Fwd: Re: [Tinycc-devel] Several patchs from Debian packaging]

[Thomas Preud'homme]

On Sunday 18 April 2010 19:46:42 mobi phil wrote:
> Hello...
> 
> >> > [P|47abdbd] Better handle ld scripts
> >> > * search file from INPUT and GROUP commands in the library path in
> >> > addition to the current directory
> >> > * handle libraries specified by -lfoo options
> >> > * Search lib in GROUP command repeatedly
> 
> I understand that this patch still not provides -L path overrides? I was
> writing an email that contrary to other linkers -L DOES NOT override the
> hardcoded /prefix/usr/lib and /prefix/lib
> 
Does others compilers really make -L override the search path for libraries ? 
Because to me when I add a -L gcc is still able to load libc.so and all the 
libraries this ld script links.

But to answer your question, indeed this patch doesn't change this behavior.