https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=125702
Bug ID: 125702
Summary: Cleanup `collect2 libraries` that are no longer needed
Product: gcc
Version: 16.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: bootstrap
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org
Target Milestone: ---
```
# These libraries may be used by collect2.
# We may need a special search path to get them linked.
AC_CACHE_CHECK(for collect2 libraries, gcc_cv_collect2_libs,
[save_LIBS="$LIBS"
for libs in '' -lld -lmld \
'-L/usr/lib/cmplrs/cc2.11 -lmld' \
'-L/usr/lib/cmplrs/cc3.11 -lmld'
do
LIBS="$libs"
AC_TRY_LINK_FUNC(ldopen,
[gcc_cv_collect2_libs="$libs"; break])
done
LIBS="$save_LIBS"
test -z "$gcc_cv_collect2_libs" && gcc_cv_collect2_libs='none required'])
case $gcc_cv_collect2_libs in
"none required") ;;
*) COLLECT2_LIBS=$gcc_cv_collect2_libs ;;
esac
AC_SUBST(COLLECT2_LIBS)
```
-lld is still needed for AIX.
The -lmld (and related ones) was for MIPS sysv/IRIS so that can be removed as
that support was removed years ago.
