Re: [PATCH] h8300-elf: ld: Use USER_LABEL_PREFIX when generating linker scripts.

On 21.08.2026 11:18, Jan Beulich wrote:
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> Aiui also setting ENTRY is to not alter the default entry point name. However,
> with USER_LABEL_PREFIX being underscore, can the entry point sensibly have just
> a single underscore?

In the case of the H8 family, this is possible because the _start symbol 
is defined in assembly, specifically in newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/crt0.S 
in the newlib sources.

That said, I have an implementation using the default entry symbol (i.e. 
__start) stashed in my Git repository. It requires changes to 17 files 
in ld/testsuite/ld-h8300, as well as a change to crt0.S in newlib.

I decided to take the shorter and simpler approach, but I'm open to 
suggestions, as the other approach seems somewhat more elegant (although 
that doesn't necessarily mean it's better). BTW, e.g. CRIS port uses the 
second approach.

/J.D.