This patch adds a --incremental-base option, so that the base file for the incremental link can be different from the output file. For simplicity, I simply copy the base file contents to a new output file, then carry on with a normal incremental link. -cary * gold.cc (queue_initial_tasks): Pass incremental base filename to Output_file::open_for_modification. * incremental-dump.cc (main): Adjust call to Output_file::open_for_modification. * incremental.cc (Incremental_inputs::report_command_line): Ignore --incremental-base option when comparing command lines. * options.h (class General_options): Add --incremental-base. * output.cc (Output_file::Output_file): (Output_file::open_for_modification): Add base_name parameter; copy base file to new file. * output.h (Output_file::open_for_modification): Add base_name parameter. * testsuite/Makefile.am (incremental_test_4): Test --incremental-base. * testsuite/Makefile.in: Regenerate.