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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
@@ -3657,13 +3657,16 @@ script, and then invoke the linker with nothing but a @samp{-T} option. In case a @dfn{sysroot prefix} is configured, and the filename starts with the @samp{/} character, and the script being processed was located inside the @dfn{sysroot prefix}, the filename will be looked -for in the @dfn{sysroot prefix}. Otherwise, the linker will try to -open the file in the current directory. If it is not found, the -linker will search through the archive library search path. -The @dfn{sysroot prefix} can also be forced by specifying @code{=} -as the first character in the filename path, or prefixing the filename -path with @code{$SYSROOT}. See also the description of @samp{-L} in -@ref{Options,,Command-line Options}. +for in the @dfn{sysroot prefix}. The @dfn{sysroot prefix} can also be forced by specifying +@code{=} as the first character in the filename path, or prefixing the +filename path with @code{$SYSROOT}. See also the description of +@samp{-L} in @ref{Options,,Command-line Options}. + +If a @dfn{sysroot prefix} is not used then the linker will try to open +the file in the directory containing the linker script. If it is not +found the linker will then search the current directory. If it is still +not found the linker will search through the archive library search +path. If you use @samp{INPUT (-l@var{file})}, @command{ld} will transform the name to @code{lib@var{file}.a}, as with the command-line argument |