Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] Check linker for --image-base support

On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 07:38:07PM -0500, Nicholas Vinson wrote:
> In several scenarios, configure tests assume it's safe to use
> '-Wl,-Ttext,<address>', but starting with ld.lld-21, blindly using that
> flag may result in configure-test failures due to ld.lld failing to
> link. The failure is because ld.lld-21 no longer allows the specified
> address is less than the base address.
>
> However, ld.lld-21+ and ld.bfd-2.44+ both provide support for the
> --image-base flag making it preferable over the older `-Ttext` flag.
>
> Fixes: 67662
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Vinson <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <[email protected]>

Daniel

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