Landing: caec22a36059
Project / Subsystem
binutils / ld
Date
2026-08-14
Author
Jan Beulich <jbeulich@sourceware.org>
Commit
caec22a36059f602711c65de9ca0b016f6529b85
Source
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- Use forward slash for directory separators on Windows
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- Linker now uses forward slashes for directory separators on Windows.
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- • binutils
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- 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
The linker has been unified to use forward slashes (’/’) as directory separators on Windows, aligning with the system’s capability to handle them. This change simplifies path handling by removing the need for specific backslash (”) processing, which was previously used in some contexts.