Re: [PATCH v2] ld: Unify the directory separator on Windows.
Project / Subsystem
binutils / ld
Date
2026-08-14
Proposer
Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Simplifies path handling within the linker on Windows.
- • Ensures consistency with common path conventions.
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- binutils
- subsystem
- ld
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- —
- discussion_id
- 8f4fa844-ad98-4056-a9e1-c00e9cf2477b@suse.com
- source_type
- public_inbox
- title
- Re: [PATCH v2] ld: Unify the directory separator on Windows.
- headline
- ld: Unify the directory separator on Windows.
- tldr
- Standardizes on forward slashes for directory separators in Windows paths handled by the linker.
- proposer
- Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
-
- • Simplifies path handling within the linker on Windows.
- • Ensures consistency with common path conventions.
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- —
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- standalone
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- []
- tags
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- • ld
- • linker
- • Windows
- • path handling
- • consistency
- bugzilla_url
- —
- date
- 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
Re: [PATCH v2] ld: Unify the directory separator on Windows.
This patch, a spin-off from a previous discussion, unifies the directory separator character used by the ld (linker) on Windows systems to forward slashes (’/’). The author notes that Windows has good support for forward slashes in paths and that the linker has historically used them. This change aims to simplify path handling and avoid potential inconsistencies by eliminating the use of backslashes (”).