Re: [PATCH] bfd: recognize *-*-windows* Windows targets
Project / Subsystem
binutils / bfd
Date
2026-07-19
Proposer
"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@orcam.me.uk>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • The tradeoff is between improving target recognition for Windows and ensuring that existing build configurations, particularly for `ld`, are not broken.
All attributes
- project
- binutils
- subsystem
- bfd
- patch_id
- —
- discussion_id
- alpine.DEB.2.21.2607200021490.64835@angie.orcam.me.uk
- source_type
- public_inbox
- title
- Re: [PATCH] bfd: recognize *-*-windows* Windows targets
- headline
- bfd: recognize *-*-windows* Windows targets
- tldr
- Reviewer questions if a patch to recognize Windows targets in BFD breaks existing build configurations for 'ld'.
- proposer
- "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@orcam.me.uk>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
-
- • The tradeoff is between improving target recognition for Windows and ensuring that existing build configurations, particularly for `ld`, are not broken.
- series_id
- —
- series_role
- standalone
- series_parts
- []
- tags
-
- • binutils
- • bfd
- • ld
- • windows
- • target-configuration
- bugzilla_url
- —
- date
- 2026-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
Re: [PATCH] bfd: recognize *-*-windows* Windows targets
A patch aims to improve BFD’s recognition of Windows targets within the GNU toolchain. A reviewer raises concern about potential build breakage for the linker (ld), questioning if the proposed change might cause it to be configured or built when it should not be for these targets. The reviewer suggests a proper way to handle unsupported subdirectories if breakage occurs.