Landing: db3bb1099797
Project / Subsystem
gcc / hppa64
Date
2026-05-12
Author
John David Anglin
Commit
db3bb1099797354bb3a9ea4fd833380305304db1
Source
github
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- hppa64: Avoids incorrect linker selection on HPUX systems.
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- Prevents the HP linker from being inadvertently selected over GNU ld on HP-UX systems.
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- • hppa64
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- 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
Defining MD_EXEC_PREFIX to /usr/ccs/bin on HP-UX could sometimes lead to the HP linker being chosen when GNU ld was intended. This commit changes the definition of MD_EXEC_PREFIX to an empty string in the pa64-hpux.h configuration file. This ensures that GNU ld is reliably selected when desired.