Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 09:53:11 +0300
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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> From: "Matthew Conte" <matt AT conte DOT com>
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 00:00:56 -0400
> 
> > > maybe i'm missing the bus on this one, but shouldn't the linker script
> be
> > > built-in, anyway?  at least it is on the other main GNU toolchain i am
> using
> > > right now (arm-elf).
> >
> > It should of course. But DJGPP releases of binutils still didn't have
> > needed features. So I suggested a way out as a temporary workaround
> 
> i don't see what the problem is, then...

Let me explain the problem.  A built-in script is just that: built-in;
you cannot easily change it without rebuilding Binutils.  So if, for
some reason, you need to modify the script (say, a new release of GCC
or djdev requires such changes), you need to produce another Binutils
distro and tell all users to upgrade.  Binutils is a large and complex
distribution, so we would like to avoid telling users to install a new
one too frequently.

In other words, using the built-in script doesn't solve the problem at
hand: there's a dependency between djdev, GCC, and Binutils because
they all might require changes in the script.  Whether the script is
in a file or built in is immaterial.

Having the script on a file has a small advantage in that it is easier
to replace.