llvm dev - Feb 2017 - when will LLD be included with LLVM releases?

As a front end developer I would like to start experimenting with using LLD
for a linker, especially because I could cross-compile without requiring
the target's system linker being installed.

However, currently it is not straightforward to depend on LLD, because it
is not by default included in LLVM releases, and this means that it is
absent from the various package managers. If users were to try my compiler,
they would have to install LLVM, Clang, and LLD from source, which is a big
thing for me to ask for.

What I would like to see is LLD bundled with LLVM releases by default, or
at least available independently such that it could build against an
already-installed LLVM.

What is the timeline for this?

Regards,
Andrew
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I think that LLD is going to be included in the 4.0 release. At least,
we've been cherry-picking fixes into the release branch. I've CC'd
some
others that will know the details.

Also, one thing to keep in mind is that the different platforms (ELF, COFF,
and MachO) are in different states of completeness, so depending on your
target platform (but not host platform!) you may have discrepancies.
Anecdotally, the ELF port is most actively developed/extensively tested
(builds significant fraction of all the packages in major open-source
package systems, self-hosts), followed by COFF (builds Chromium,
self-hosts), followed by MachO.

-- Sean Silva

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Andrew Kelley via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> As a front end developer I would like to start experimenting with using
> LLD for a linker, especially because I could cross-compile without
> requiring the target's system linker being installed.
>
> However, currently it is not straightforward to depend on LLD, because it
> is not by default included in LLVM releases, and this means that it is
> absent from the various package managers. If users were to try my compiler,
> they would have to install LLVM, Clang, and LLD from source, which is a big
> thing for me to ask for.
>
> What I would like to see is LLD bundled with LLVM releases by default, or
> at least available independently such that it could build against an
> already-installed LLVM.
>
> What is the timeline for this?
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
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On 4 February 2017 at 02:58, Sean Silva via llvm-dev
<llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> I think that LLD is going to be included in the 4.0 release. At least,
we've
> been cherry-picking fixes into the release branch. I've CC'd some
others
> that will know the details.
The test-release.sh script still doesn't have it and I believe it's
just because we never had it, but I agree we should release it this
time. It's good enough to at least be considered beta in some arches
and experimental in others.

CC'ing Hans and Tom to coordinate the script update.

cheers,
--renato