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   Simon Clubley to arne@vajhoej.dk   
   Re: Binutils   
   29 Aug 25 19:10:05   
   
   From: clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP   
      
   On 2025-08-29, Arne Vajhøj  wrote:   
   > On 8/29/2025 2:44 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:   
   >> If anyone still has it installed, does the really old GNAT 3.11/3.12p   
   >> use ld or the VMS linker ? I know they used gas, but what about the   
   >> final link ?   
   >   
   > I have Gnat 3.12p / GCC 2.8.1 installed.   
   >   
   > I think it uses LINK.   
   >   
   >   
   > $ gnat make   
   > List of available qualifiers and options   
   >   
   > GNAT MAKE file /qualifiers (includes COMPILE /qualifiers)   
   >                                                      gnatmake   
   >     ...   
   >     /LINKER_QUALIFIERS (switches for LINK)           -largs switches   
   >     ...   
   >   
   >   
   > It mentions LINK.   
   >   
      
   Interesting thanks. Does the "ld" binary exist in whatever the binutils   
   executables directory is ?   
      
   If it does, and you run it as a foreign command with "--help", what   
   output do you get ?   
      
   Simon.   
      
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