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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo index 653bfb8..9a72cb9 100644 --- a/ld/ld.texinfo +++ b/ld/ld.texinfo @@ -705,9 +705,9 @@ order in which the options appear. @option{-L} options do not affect how @command{ld} searches for a linker script unless @option{-T} option is specified. -If @var{searchdir} begins with @code{=}, then the @code{=} will be replaced -by the @dfn{sysroot prefix}, controlled by the @samp{--sysroot} option, or -specified when the linker is configured. +If @var{searchdir} begins with @code{=} or @code{$SYSROOT}, then this +prefix will be replaced by the @dfn{sysroot prefix}, controlled by the +@samp{--sysroot} option, or specified when the linker is configured. @ifset UsesEnvVars The default set of paths searched (without being specified with @@ -3393,8 +3393,9 @@ for in the @dfn{sysroot prefix}. Otherwise, the linker will try to open the file in the current directory. If it is not found, the linker will search through the archive library search path. The @dfn{sysroot prefix} can also be forced by specifying @code{=} -as the first character in the filename path. See also the -description of @samp{-L} in @ref{Options,,Command Line Options}. +as the first character in the filename path, or prefixing the filename +path with @code{$SYSROOT}. See also the description of @samp{-L} in +@ref{Options,,Command Line Options}. If 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 |