Bug #82163 Enable the GNU gold linker
Submitted: 8 Jul 2016 9:39 Modified: 4 Aug 2016 16:32
Reporter: Steinar Gunderson Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Compiling Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version: OS:Any
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[8 Jul 2016 9:39] Steinar Gunderson 
Description:
We would like to enable the GNU gold linker, if available on the system; it features lower link times and also (once a blocking bug is fixed) features like incremental linking.

How to repeat:
N/A
[4 Aug 2016 16:32] Paul DuBois 
Posted by developer:
 
Noted in 8.0.0 changelog.

CMake support now permits linking with the GNU gold linker if it is
available; specify the -DUSE_LD_GOLD=1 option.
[5 Aug 2016 8:20] Steinar Gunderson 
No, you don't need -DUSE_LD_GOLD=1; it's default.

There are compilers that can use gold where we don't, but in those cases, there's nothing you can do to help it.