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Date

2026-07-02

Author

Rainer Orth

Commit

21ed8a7be17db49cbe66d5f59c476777c3fa8710

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project: gcc
subsystem: build
patch_id: —
commit_hash: 21ed8a7be17db49cbe66d5f59c476777c3fa8710
source_type: github
headline: build: Simplify in-tree gld version checks
tldr: GCC build system simplifies and unifies checks for in-tree GNU linker versions.
author: Rainer Orth
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • build
• configure
• linker
• refactor
discussion_id_link: —
bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/21ed8a7be17db49cbe66d5f59c476777c3fa8710
date: 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

This commit refactors the GCC build system to simplify repetitive checks for the version of the in-tree GNU linker (gld). Two new shell functions, gcc_fn_gld_min_version and gcc_fn_gld_elf_min_version, are introduced in configure.ac. These functions provide a unified and more readable way to ascertain if the bundled linker meets minimum version requirements for specific features, improving maintainability.