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diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/linker_override.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/linker_override.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..21cb072 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/linker_override.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +## Generic Overrider for Dynamic Linker selection + +Previous to meson 0.52.0 you set the dynamic linker using compiler specific +flags passed via language flags and hoped things worked out. In meson 0.52.0 +meson started detecting the linker and making intelligent decisions about +using it. Unfortunately this broke choosing a non-default linker. + +Now there is a generic mechanism for doing this, you may use the LD +environment variable (with normal meson environment variable rules), or add +the following to a cross or native file: + +```ini +[binaries] +ld = 'gold' +``` + +And meson will select the linker if possible. |