[PATCH] ld/testsuite: enable build-id for ELF platforms

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Project / Subsystem

binutils / ld/testsuite

Date

2026-05-29

Proposer

Clément Chigot <chigot@adacore.com>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

—/10

Technical tradeoffs

• Enabling --build-id for all ELF platforms may expose issues on platforms where it was previously disabled.
• The patch assumes that all ELF targets support --build-id, which may not be the case.

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project: binutils
subsystem: ld/testsuite
patch_id: —
discussion_id: 20260529133254.1429717-1-chigot@adacore.com
source_type: public_inbox
title: [PATCH] ld/testsuite: enable build-id for ELF platforms
headline: Enable --build-id for All ELF Platforms
tldr: The patch enables the --build-id option for all ELF platforms in the ld testsuite by removing target-specific restrictions.
proposer: Clément Chigot <chigot@adacore.com>
consensus: Proposed
outcome: proposed
sentiment_score: —
technical_tradeoffs: • Enabling --build-id for all ELF platforms may expose issues on platforms where it was previously disabled.
• The patch assumes that all ELF targets support --build-id, which may not be the case.
series_id: —
series_role: standalone
series_parts: []
tags: • linker
• build-id
• ELF
• testsuite
url: https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/20260529133254.1429717-1-chigot@adacore.com
bugzilla_url: —
date: 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

[PATCH] ld/testsuite: enable build-id for ELF platforms

This patch removes target-specific restrictions in the ld testsuite, enabling the --build-id option for all ELF platforms. The --build-id option is defined within elf.em and should be available for all platforms matching is_elf_format.