config/binutils/binutils.in
author "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr>
Sun Jan 02 13:52:16 2011 +0100 (2011-01-02)
changeset 2246 c69f8ef4bc7c
parent 2245 a6d790bc17af
child 2247 49fa28e62b07
permissions -rw-r--r--
binutils/binutils: add support for threaded gold

When configured with support for threads, gold can link in
parallel, possibly cooperating with a make jobserver.

Add an option enabling threads.

Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr>
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# binutils options
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comment "GNU binutils"
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choice
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    bool
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    prompt "binutils version"
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# CT_INSERT_VERSION_BELOW
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config BINUTILS_V_2_21
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    bool
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    depends on EXPERIMENTAL
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    prompt "2.21"
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    select BINUTILS_2_21_or_later
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config BINUTILS_V_2_20_1
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    bool
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    prompt "2.20.1"
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config BINUTILS_V_2_20
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    bool
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    prompt "2.20"
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config BINUTILS_V_2_19_1
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    bool
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    prompt "2.19.1"
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config BINUTILS_V_2_19
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    bool
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    prompt "2.19"
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config BINUTILS_V_2_18
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    bool
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    prompt "2.18"
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config BINUTILS_V_2_17
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    bool
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    prompt "2.17 (OBSOLETE)"
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    depends on OBSOLETE
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config BINUTILS_V_2_16_1
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    bool
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    prompt "2.16.1 (OBSOLETE)"
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    depends on OBSOLETE
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endchoice
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config BINUTILS_VERSION
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    string
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# CT_INSERT_VERSION_STRING_BELOW
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    default "2.21" if BINUTILS_V_2_21
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    default "2.20.1" if BINUTILS_V_2_20_1
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    default "2.20" if BINUTILS_V_2_20
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    default "2.19.1" if BINUTILS_V_2_19_1
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    default "2.19" if BINUTILS_V_2_19
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    default "2.18" if BINUTILS_V_2_18
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    default "2.17" if BINUTILS_V_2_17
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    default "2.16.1" if BINUTILS_V_2_16_1
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config BINUTILS_2_21_or_later
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    bool
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    select BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
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    select BINUTILS_HAS_PLUGINS
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config BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
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    bool
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config BINUTILS_HAS_PLUGINS
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    bool
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if BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
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choice
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    bool
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    prompt "Linkers to enable"
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config BINUTILS_LINKER_LD
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    bool
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    prompt "ld"
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    help
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      The historical, bfd linker.
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config BINUTILS_LINKER_GOLD
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    bool
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    prompt "gold"
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    depends on BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
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    depends on EXPERIMENTAL
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    select BINUTILS_GOLD_INSTALLED
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    help
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      gold is a new, optimised, multi-threaded linker with support
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      for plugins. Designed to be a drop-in replacement for the
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      original linker, ld, it can be much faster, with a 5:1 or
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      bigger ratio being not uncommon, YMMV.
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config BINUTILS_LINKER_LD_GOLD
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    bool
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    prompt "ld, gold"
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    depends on BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
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    depends on EXPERIMENTAL
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    select BINUTILS_GOLD_INSTALLED
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    help
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      Both the historical ld and the new gold linkers will be
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      installed, with ld being the default linker used.
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      See help for gold, above.
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config BINUTILS_LINKER_GOLD_LD
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    bool
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    prompt "gold, ld"
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    depends on BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
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    depends on EXPERIMENTAL
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    select BINUTILS_GOLD_INSTALLED
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    help
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      Both the historical ld and the new gold linkers will be
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      installed, with gold being the default linker used.
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      See help for gold, above.
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endchoice # Enable linkers
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config BINUTILS_GOLD_INSTALLED
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    bool
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config BINUTILS_GOLD_THREADS
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    bool
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    prompt "|  Enable threaded gold"
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    depends on BINUTILS_GOLD_INSTALLED
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    help
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      When configured with threads, gold can link in parallel,
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      possibly cooperating with a make jobserver.
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config BINUTILS_LINKERS_LIST
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    string
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    default "ld"        if BINUTILS_LINKER_LD
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    default "gold"      if BINUTILS_LINKER_GOLD
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    default "ld,gold"   if BINUTILS_LINKER_LD_GOLD
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    default "gold,ld"   if BINUTILS_LINKER_GOLD_LD
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endif # BINUTILS_HAS_GOLD
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config BINUTILS_PLUGINS
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    bool
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    prompt "Enable support for plugins"
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    depends on BINUTILS_HAS_PLUGINS
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    help
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      binutils can be extended through the use of plugins.
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      Especially, gold can use the lto-plugin, as installed
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      by gcc, to handle LTO.
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config BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG
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    string
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    prompt "binutils extra config"
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    default ""
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    help
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      Extra flags passed onto ./configure when configuring
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config BINUTILS_FOR_TARGET
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    bool
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    prompt "binutils libraries for the target"
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    depends on ! BARE_METAL
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    depends on ! BACKEND
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    default n
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    help
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      Some utilities may need binutils libraries to be available on
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      the target, eg. oprofile.
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if BINUTILS_FOR_TARGET
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config BINUTILS_FOR_TARGET_IBERTY
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    bool
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    prompt "libiberty"
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    default y
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config BINUTILS_FOR_TARGET_BFD
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    bool
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    prompt "libbfd"
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    default y
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endif # BINUTILS_FOR_TARGET