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| author | Rui Ueyama <ruiu@google.com> | 2016-08-19 15:30:54 +0000 |
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| committer | Rui Ueyama <ruiu@google.com> | 2016-08-19 15:30:54 +0000 |
| commit | ed0d2c492c53e4008f5538ff9e497751bd40f244 (patch) | |
| tree | e836c565ed19b2287a1f9c1e4c1ff7375e14a8b6 | |
| parent | 7380f52e74d2c426864d61eff3086f8bf4593631 (diff) | |
Add a note that 3.9 is a major milestone for us.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D23695
git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/lld/branches/release_39@279260 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8
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diff --git a/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst index a0556e270..5344fc4d2 100644 --- a/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst +++ b/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst @@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ from the `LLVM releases web site <http://llvm.org/releases/>`_. What's new in ELF Support? ========================== +LLD 3.9 is a major milestone for us. It is the first release that can +link real-world large userland programs, including LLVM/Clang/LLD +themselves. In fact, for example, it can now be used to produce most +userland programs distributed as part of FreeBSD. + +Many contributors have joined to the project to develop new features, +port it to new architectures and fix issues since the last release. + Link-Time Optimization ---------------------- @@ -83,3 +91,12 @@ Changes to the MIPS Target * Added support for MIPS N64 ABI. * Added support for TLS relocations for both O32 and N64 MIPS ABIs. + +Building LLVM Toolchain with LLD +-------------------------------- + +A new CMake variable, ``LLVM_ENABLE_LLD``, has been added to use LLD +to build the LLVM toolchain. If the varaible is true, ``-fuse-ld=lld`` +option will be added to linker flags so that ``ld.lld`` is used +instead of default ``ld``. Because ``-fuse-ld=lld`` is a new compiler +driver option, you need Clang 3.8 or newer to use the feature. |