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Default to integrated rust-lld
linker for UEFI targets
#58976
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@bors: r+ |
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🌲 The tree is currently closed for pull requests below priority 500, this pull request will be tested once the tree is reopened |
I don't have any preferences, I am fine with either. I am a bit confused why a linker needs to be bundled, but I guess it makes life easier. Regardless, it would be cool to include the justification from your PR in the commit message, so Thanks a lot for getting back on this! |
I think bors adds the PR description to the merge commit, so it should show up in |
Default to integrated `rust-lld` linker for UEFI targets The `x86_64-unknown-uefi` target was added in rust-lang#56769 with the linker defaulting to `lld-link`. This means that a system linker with that name is required for linking. I think defaulting to `rust-lld`, which is shipped with Rust, is a better default for the following reasons: - Most systems don't have `lld-link` installed, so it forces users to install it first. - The naming of LLD executables is not standarized, so users often need to create an additional symlink before things work. For example, on Ubuntu `apt install lld` leads to an executable named `lld-link-6.0`. - We already default to `rust-lld` for [many targets](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=rust-lld&type=), including embedded and WASM targets, so doing the same for UEFI crates seems consistent to me. (It even seems like `x86_64-unknown-uefi` is the [only target](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/search?q=lld-link&unscoped_q=lld-link) that uses `lld-link`.) cc @dvdhrm who added the target and @KKK669 who [proposed to use `rust-lld`](rust-lang#56769 (comment)).
Default to integrated `rust-lld` linker for UEFI targets The `x86_64-unknown-uefi` target was added in rust-lang#56769 with the linker defaulting to `lld-link`. This means that a system linker with that name is required for linking. I think defaulting to `rust-lld`, which is shipped with Rust, is a better default for the following reasons: - Most systems don't have `lld-link` installed, so it forces users to install it first. - The naming of LLD executables is not standarized, so users often need to create an additional symlink before things work. For example, on Ubuntu `apt install lld` leads to an executable named `lld-link-6.0`. - We already default to `rust-lld` for [many targets](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=rust-lld&type=), including embedded and WASM targets, so doing the same for UEFI crates seems consistent to me. (It even seems like `x86_64-unknown-uefi` is the [only target](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/search?q=lld-link&unscoped_q=lld-link) that uses `lld-link`.) cc @dvdhrm who added the target and @KKK669 who [proposed to use `rust-lld`](rust-lang#56769 (comment)).
Default to integrated `rust-lld` linker for UEFI targets The `x86_64-unknown-uefi` target was added in rust-lang#56769 with the linker defaulting to `lld-link`. This means that a system linker with that name is required for linking. I think defaulting to `rust-lld`, which is shipped with Rust, is a better default for the following reasons: - Most systems don't have `lld-link` installed, so it forces users to install it first. - The naming of LLD executables is not standarized, so users often need to create an additional symlink before things work. For example, on Ubuntu `apt install lld` leads to an executable named `lld-link-6.0`. - We already default to `rust-lld` for [many targets](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=rust-lld&type=), including embedded and WASM targets, so doing the same for UEFI crates seems consistent to me. (It even seems like `x86_64-unknown-uefi` is the [only target](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/search?q=lld-link&unscoped_q=lld-link) that uses `lld-link`.) cc @dvdhrm who added the target and @KKK669 who [proposed to use `rust-lld`](rust-lang#56769 (comment)).
Default to integrated `rust-lld` linker for UEFI targets The `x86_64-unknown-uefi` target was added in rust-lang#56769 with the linker defaulting to `lld-link`. This means that a system linker with that name is required for linking. I think defaulting to `rust-lld`, which is shipped with Rust, is a better default for the following reasons: - Most systems don't have `lld-link` installed, so it forces users to install it first. - The naming of LLD executables is not standarized, so users often need to create an additional symlink before things work. For example, on Ubuntu `apt install lld` leads to an executable named `lld-link-6.0`. - We already default to `rust-lld` for [many targets](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=rust-lld&type=), including embedded and WASM targets, so doing the same for UEFI crates seems consistent to me. (It even seems like `x86_64-unknown-uefi` is the [only target](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/search?q=lld-link&unscoped_q=lld-link) that uses `lld-link`.) cc @dvdhrm who added the target and @KKK669 who [proposed to use `rust-lld`](rust-lang#56769 (comment)).
Rollup of 37 pull requests Successful merges: - #58854 (appveyor: Use VS2017 for all our images) - #58855 (std: Spin for a global malloc lock on wasm32) - #58873 (Fix "Auto-hide item methods documentation" setting) - #58901 (Change `std::fs::copy` to use `copyfile` on MacOS and iOS) - #58933 (Move alloc::prelude::* to alloc::prelude::v1, make alloc a subset of std) - #58938 (core: ensure VaList passes improper_ctypes lint) - #58941 (MIPS: add r6 support) - #58949 (SGX target: Expose thread id function in os module) - #58959 (Add release notes for PR #56243) - #58976 (Default to integrated `rust-lld` linker for UEFI targets) - #59009 (Fix SGX implementations of read/write_vectored.) - #59025 (Fix generic argument lookup for Self) - #59036 (Fix ICE in MIR pretty printing) - #59037 (Avoid some common false positives in intra doc link checking) - #59072 (we can now skip should_panic tests with the libtest harness) - #59079 (add suggestions to invalid macro item error) - #59082 (A few improvements to comments in user-facing crates) - #59102 (Consistent naming for duration_float methods and additional f32 methods) - #59118 (rustc: fix ICE when trait alias has bare Self) - #59139 (Unregress using scalar unions in constants.) - #59146 (Suggest return lifetime when there's only one named lifetime) - #59147 (Make std time tests more robust for platform differences) - #59152 (Stabilize Range*::contains.) - #59156 ([wg-async-await] Add regression test for #55809.) - #59158 (Revert "Don't generate minification variable if minification disabled") - #59169 (Add `-Z allow_features=...` flag) - #59173 (bootstrap: Default to a sensible llvm-suffix.) - #59175 (Don't run test launching `echo` since that doesn't exist on Windows) - #59180 (Use try blocks in rustc_codegen_ssa) - #59185 (No old chestnuts in iter::repeat docs) - #59201 (Remove restriction on isize/usize in repr(simd)) - #59204 (Output diagnostic information for rustdoc) - #59206 (Improved test output) - #59208 (Reduce a Code Repetition Related to Bit Operation) - #59212 (Add x86_64 musl host to the manifest) - #59221 (Option and Result: Add references to documentation of as_ref and as_mut) - #59231 (Stabilize Option::copied)
The
x86_64-unknown-uefi
target was added in #56769 with the linker defaulting tolld-link
. This means that a system linker with that name is required for linking.I think defaulting to
rust-lld
, which is shipped with Rust, is a better default for the following reasons:lld-link
installed, so it forces users to install it first.apt install lld
leads to an executable namedlld-link-6.0
.rust-lld
for many targets, including embedded and WASM targets, so doing the same for UEFI crates seems consistent to me. (It even seems likex86_64-unknown-uefi
is the only target that useslld-link
.)cc @dvdhrm who added the target and @KKK669 who proposed to use
rust-lld
.