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diff --git a/tools/gold/README.txt b/tools/gold/README.txt index 6427d09c77..92ee3d16af 100644 --- a/tools/gold/README.txt +++ b/tools/gold/README.txt @@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ there configure binutils with "../src/configure --enable-gold --enable-plugins". Then build binutils with "make all-gold". To build the LLVMgold plugin, configure LLVM with the option ---with-binutils-include=/path/to/binutils/src/include/ . To use the +--with-binutils-include=/path/to/binutils/src/include/ --enable-pic. To use the plugin, run "ld-new --plugin /path/to/libLLVMgold.so". +Without PIC libLTO and libLLVMgold are not being built (because they would fail +link on x86-64 with a relocation error: PIC and non-PIC can't be combined). +As an alternative to passing --enable-pic, you can use 'make ENABLE_PIC=1' in +your entire LLVM build. |