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From: Andrew Pinski <pinskia@gmail.com>
To: Fangrui Song <maskray@google.com>
Cc: GCC Patches <gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org>,
	"H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@gmail.com>,
	 Rainer Orth <ro@cebitec.uni-bielefeld.de>,
	Fangrui Song <i@maskray.me>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove legacy -gz=zlib-gnu
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:03:42 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CA+=Sn1nfQ-9NxSgY-rt2JP4kP_ydtE3F2RFpWmav9x204n_qFw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220701065725.3839926-1-maskray@google.com>

On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 11:58 PM Fangrui Song via Gcc-patches
<gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org> wrote:
>
> From: Fangrui Song <i@maskray.me>
>
> SHF_COMPRESSED style zlib has been supported since binutils 2.26
> and the legacy zlib-gnu option hasn't gain adoption.
> According to Debian Code Search (`gz=zlib-gnu`), no project uses
> -gz=zlib-gnu (valgrind has a configure to use -gz=zlib).
> Remove support for the legacy zlib-gnu and simplify configure.ac by
> removing zlib-gnu ld/as check.

A couple of things, you are missing a changelog.
Second, why remove something which is still working?
Third, why not just make gz=zlib-gnu as an alias to gz=zlib instead so
if someone used it before it will still work. we try not to remove
options; have them emit a warning and be ignored (or moved over to the
closed option).

Thanks,
Andrew

> ---
>  gcc/common.opt      |  3 ---
>  gcc/configure       | 33 ++++++---------------------------
>  gcc/configure.ac    | 29 ++++-------------------------
>  gcc/doc/invoke.texi | 11 +++++------
>  gcc/gcc.cc          | 22 ++--------------------
>  5 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 81 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/gcc/common.opt b/gcc/common.opt
> index e7a51e882ba..8754d93d545 100644
> --- a/gcc/common.opt
> +++ b/gcc/common.opt
> @@ -3424,9 +3424,6 @@ Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(none) Value(0)
>  EnumValue
>  Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib) Value(1)
>
> -EnumValue
> -Enum(compressed_debug_sections) String(zlib-gnu) Value(2)
> -
>  gz
>  Common Driver
>  Generate compressed debug sections.
> diff --git a/gcc/configure b/gcc/configure
> index 62872d132ea..ca87e875e9d 100755
> --- a/gcc/configure
> +++ b/gcc/configure
> @@ -19674,7 +19674,7 @@ else
>    lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
>    lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
>    cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
> -#line 19679 "configure"
> +#line 19677 "configure"
>  #include "confdefs.h"
>
>  #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
> @@ -19780,7 +19780,7 @@ else
>    lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
>    lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
>    cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
> -#line 19785 "configure"
> +#line 19783 "configure"
>  #include "confdefs.h"
>
>  #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
> @@ -29711,20 +29711,13 @@ else
>     if $gcc_cv_as --compress-debug-sections -o conftest.o conftest.s 2>&1 | grep -i warning > /dev/null
>     then
>       gcc_cv_as_compress_debug=0
> -   # Since binutils 2.26, gas supports --compress-debug-sections=type,
> +   # Since binutils 2.26, gas supports --compress-debug-sections=zlib,
>     # defaulting to the ELF gABI format.
> -   elif $gcc_cv_as --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gnu -o conftest.o conftest.s > /dev/null 2>&1
> +   elif $gcc_cv_as --compress-debug-sections=zlib -o conftest.o conftest.s > /dev/null 2>&1
>     then
>       gcc_cv_as_compress_debug=2
>       gcc_cv_as_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
>       gcc_cv_as_no_compress_debug_option="--nocompress-debug-sections"
> -   # Before binutils 2.26, gas only supported --compress-debug-options and
> -   # emitted the traditional GNU format.
> -   elif $gcc_cv_as --compress-debug-sections -o conftest.o conftest.s > /dev/null 2>&1
> -   then
> -     gcc_cv_as_compress_debug=1
> -     gcc_cv_as_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
> -     gcc_cv_as_no_compress_debug_option="--nocompress-debug-sections"
>     else
>       gcc_cv_as_compress_debug=0
>     fi
> @@ -30238,42 +30231,28 @@ $as_echo "$gcc_cv_ld_eh_gc_sections_bug" >&6; }
>
>  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking linker for compressed debug sections" >&5
>  $as_echo_n "checking linker for compressed debug sections... " >&6; }
> -# gold/gld support compressed debug sections since binutils 2.19/2.21
> -# In binutils 2.26, gld gained support for the ELF gABI format.
> +# GNU ld/gold support --compressed-debug-sections=zlib since binutils 2.26.
>  if test $in_tree_ld = yes ; then
>    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=0
>    if test $ld_is_mold = yes; then
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=3
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
> -  elif test "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -eq 2 -a "$gcc_cv_gld_minor_version" -ge 19 -o "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -gt 2 \
> -     && test $in_tree_ld_is_elf = yes && test $ld_is_gold = yes; then
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=2
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
>    elif test "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -eq 2 -a "$gcc_cv_gld_minor_version" -ge 26 -o "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -gt 2 \
>       && test $in_tree_ld_is_elf = yes && test $ld_is_gold = no; then
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=3
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
> -  elif test "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -eq 2 -a "$gcc_cv_gld_minor_version" -ge 21 -o "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -gt 2 \
> -     && test $in_tree_ld_is_elf = yes; then
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=1
>    fi
>  elif echo "$ld_ver" | grep GNU > /dev/null; then
>    if test $ld_is_mold = yes; then
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=3
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
>    elif test "$ld_vers_major" -lt 2 \
> -     || test "$ld_vers_major" -eq 2 -a "$ld_vers_minor" -lt 21; then
> +     || test "$ld_vers_major" -eq 2 -a "$ld_vers_minor" -lt 26; then
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=0
> -  elif test "$ld_vers_major" -eq 2 -a "$ld_vers_minor" -lt 26; then
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=1
>    else
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=3
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
>    fi
> -  if test $ld_is_gold = yes; then
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=2
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
> -  fi
>  else
>    case "${target}" in
>      *-*-solaris2*)
> diff --git a/gcc/configure.ac b/gcc/configure.ac
> index 446747311a6..f40f75271c2 100644
> --- a/gcc/configure.ac
> +++ b/gcc/configure.ac
> @@ -5733,20 +5733,13 @@ gcc_GAS_CHECK_FEATURE([compressed debug sections],
>     if $gcc_cv_as --compress-debug-sections -o conftest.o conftest.s 2>&1 | grep -i warning > /dev/null
>     then
>       gcc_cv_as_compress_debug=0
> -   # Since binutils 2.26, gas supports --compress-debug-sections=type,
> +   # Since binutils 2.26, gas supports --compress-debug-sections=zlib,
>     # defaulting to the ELF gABI format.
> -   elif $gcc_cv_as --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gnu -o conftest.o conftest.s > /dev/null 2>&1
> +   elif $gcc_cv_as --compress-debug-sections=zlib -o conftest.o conftest.s > /dev/null 2>&1
>     then
>       gcc_cv_as_compress_debug=2
>       gcc_cv_as_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
>       gcc_cv_as_no_compress_debug_option="--nocompress-debug-sections"
> -   # Before binutils 2.26, gas only supported --compress-debug-options and
> -   # emitted the traditional GNU format.
> -   elif $gcc_cv_as --compress-debug-sections -o conftest.o conftest.s > /dev/null 2>&1
> -   then
> -     gcc_cv_as_compress_debug=1
> -     gcc_cv_as_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
> -     gcc_cv_as_no_compress_debug_option="--nocompress-debug-sections"
>     else
>       gcc_cv_as_compress_debug=0
>     fi])
> @@ -6131,42 +6124,28 @@ fi
>  AC_MSG_RESULT($gcc_cv_ld_eh_gc_sections_bug)
>
>  AC_MSG_CHECKING(linker for compressed debug sections)
> -# gold/gld support compressed debug sections since binutils 2.19/2.21
> -# In binutils 2.26, gld gained support for the ELF gABI format.
> +# GNU ld/gold support --compressed-debug-sections=zlib since binutils 2.26.
>  if test $in_tree_ld = yes ; then
>    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=0
>    if test $ld_is_mold = yes; then
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=3
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
> -  elif test "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -eq 2 -a "$gcc_cv_gld_minor_version" -ge 19 -o "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -gt 2 \
> -     && test $in_tree_ld_is_elf = yes && test $ld_is_gold = yes; then
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=2
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
>    elif test "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -eq 2 -a "$gcc_cv_gld_minor_version" -ge 26 -o "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -gt 2 \
>       && test $in_tree_ld_is_elf = yes && test $ld_is_gold = no; then
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=3
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
> -  elif test "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -eq 2 -a "$gcc_cv_gld_minor_version" -ge 21 -o "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -gt 2 \
> -     && test $in_tree_ld_is_elf = yes; then
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=1
>    fi
>  elif echo "$ld_ver" | grep GNU > /dev/null; then
>    if test $ld_is_mold = yes; then
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=3
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
>    elif test "$ld_vers_major" -lt 2 \
> -     || test "$ld_vers_major" -eq 2 -a "$ld_vers_minor" -lt 21; then
> +     || test "$ld_vers_major" -eq 2 -a "$ld_vers_minor" -lt 26; then
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=0
> -  elif test "$ld_vers_major" -eq 2 -a "$ld_vers_minor" -lt 26; then
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=1
>    else
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=3
>      gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
>    fi
> -  if test $ld_is_gold = yes; then
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug=2
> -    gcc_cv_ld_compress_debug_option="--compress-debug-sections"
> -  fi
>  else
>  changequote(,)dnl
>    case "${target}" in
> diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
> index 757775ea576..467659cb094 100644
> --- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
> +++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
> @@ -10775,12 +10775,11 @@ location views are enabled.
>  Produce compressed debug sections in DWARF format, if that is supported.
>  If @var{type} is not given, the default type depends on the capabilities
>  of the assembler and linker used.  @var{type} may be one of
> -@samp{none} (don't compress debug sections), @samp{zlib} (use zlib
> -compression in ELF gABI format), or @samp{zlib-gnu} (use zlib
> -compression in traditional GNU format).  If the linker doesn't support
> -writing compressed debug sections, the option is rejected.  Otherwise,
> -if the assembler does not support them, @option{-gz} is silently ignored
> -when producing object files.
> +@samp{none} (don't compress debug sections), or @samp{zlib} (use zlib
> +compression in ELF gABI format).  If the linker doesn't support writing
> +compressed debug sections, the option is rejected.  Otherwise, if the
> +assembler does not support them, @option{-gz} is silently ignored when
> +producing object files.
>
>  @item -femit-struct-debug-baseonly
>  @opindex femit-struct-debug-baseonly
> diff --git a/gcc/gcc.cc b/gcc/gcc.cc
> index 5cbb38560b2..660cd6f4ef4 100644
> --- a/gcc/gcc.cc
> +++ b/gcc/gcc.cc
> @@ -827,22 +827,11 @@ proper position among the other output files.  */
>  /* No linker support.  */
>  #define LINK_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SPEC \
>         " %{gz*:%e-gz is not supported in this configuration} "
> -#elif HAVE_LD_COMPRESS_DEBUG == 1
> -/* GNU style on input, GNU ld options.  Reject, not useful.  */
> -#define LINK_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SPEC \
> -       " %{gz*:%e-gz is not supported in this configuration} "
> -#elif HAVE_LD_COMPRESS_DEBUG == 2
> -/* GNU style, GNU gold options.  */
> -#define LINK_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SPEC \
> -       " %{gz|gz=zlib-gnu:" LD_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "=zlib}" \
> -       " %{gz=none:"        LD_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "=none}" \
> -       " %{gz=zlib:%e-gz=zlib is not supported in this configuration} "
>  #elif HAVE_LD_COMPRESS_DEBUG == 3
>  /* ELF gABI style.  */
>  #define LINK_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SPEC \
>         " %{gz|gz=zlib:"  LD_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "=zlib}" \
> -       " %{gz=none:"     LD_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "=none}" \
> -       " %{gz=zlib-gnu:" LD_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "=zlib-gnu} "
> +       " %{gz=none:"     LD_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "=none}"
>  #else
>  #error Unknown value for HAVE_LD_COMPRESS_DEBUG.
>  #endif
> @@ -891,18 +880,11 @@ proper position among the other output files.  */
>  /* No assembler support.  Ignore silently.  */
>  #define ASM_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SPEC \
>         " %{gz*:} "
> -#elif HAVE_AS_COMPRESS_DEBUG == 1
> -/* GNU style, GNU as options.  */
> -#define ASM_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SPEC \
> -       " %{gz|gz=zlib-gnu:" AS_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "}" \
> -       " %{gz=none:"        AS_NO_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "}" \
> -       " %{gz=zlib:%e-gz=zlib is not supported in this configuration} "
>  #elif HAVE_AS_COMPRESS_DEBUG == 2
>  /* ELF gABI style.  */
>  #define ASM_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SPEC \
>         " %{gz|gz=zlib:"  AS_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "=zlib}" \
> -       " %{gz=none:"     AS_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "=none}" \
> -       " %{gz=zlib-gnu:" AS_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "=zlib-gnu} "
> +       " %{gz=none:"     AS_COMPRESS_DEBUG_OPTION "=none}"
>  #else
>  #error Unknown value for HAVE_AS_COMPRESS_DEBUG.
>  #endif
> --
> 2.37.0.rc0.161.g10f37bed90-goog
>

  reply	other threads:[~2022-07-01  7:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-07-01  6:57 Fangrui Song
2022-07-01  7:03 ` Andrew Pinski [this message]
2022-07-01  7:20   ` Fangrui Song
2022-09-20 12:55     ` Martin Liška
2022-09-21  7:36       ` Richard Biener
2022-09-21  7:45         ` Fangrui Song
2022-09-21  7:49         ` Martin Liška
2022-09-21  9:35           ` Richard Biener
2022-09-22 11:10             ` [PATCH] remove -gz=zlib-gnu option value Martin Liška
2022-09-22 12:26               ` [PATCH v2] " Martin Liška
2022-09-22 12:35                 ` Richard Biener
2022-09-22 12:51                   ` [PATCH] support -gz=zstd for both linker and assembler Martin Liška
2022-09-27 13:54                     ` Martin Liška
2022-09-28 19:21                       ` Richard Biener

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