Landing: 2eea7bca0ced
Project / Subsystem
binutils / binutils/ld
Date
2026-06-10
Author
Alan Modra <amodra@sourceware.org>
Commit
2eea7bca0ced1a25eb47ae586363fe32008b8566
Source
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- The linker documentation consistently describes PE target-only options
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- Binutils `ld` documentation now uses consistent phrasing for options specific to PE (Windows) targets, clarifying their applicability across architectures.
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- • documentation
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- 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
This commit harmonizes the Binutils ld linker documentation by standardizing the language used to describe options exclusive to PE (Portable Executable) targets. Previously, the documentation used inconsistent or outdated phrases like ‘i386 PE targeted’, which no longer reflected the modern support for PE on architectures like x86_64 and AArch64. The documentation now consistently states that these options are ‘specific to PE targeted ports of the linker,’ improving clarity for developers working with Windows binaries across different CPU architectures.