Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] mk: replace the combined library with a linker script

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>]

ping
I would like to be sure nothing is forgotten in this new revision.

2016-02-23 23:20, Thomas Monjalon:
> From: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>
> 
> The physically linked-together combined library has been an increasing
> source of problems, as was predicted when library and symbol versioning
> was introduced. Replace the complex and fragile construction with a
> simple linker script which achieves the same without all the problems,
> remove the related kludges from eg mlx drivers.
> 
> Since creating the linker script is practically zero cost, remove the
> config option and just create it always.
> 
> Based on a patch by Sergio Gonzales Monroy, linker script approach
> initially suggested by Neil Horman.
> 
> Suggested-by: Sergio Gonzalez Monroy <sergio.gonzalez.monroy@intel.com>
> Suggested-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
> Signed-off-by: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
> ---
> v2:
> - move RTE_LIBNAME assignment rte.vars.mk to rte.combinedlib.mk
> - update crypto
> - update doc
> - update rte.app.mk
> - update test-build.sh