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authorDimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org>2020-07-26 19:36:28 +0000
committerDimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org>2020-07-26 19:36:28 +0000
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========================
-lld 10.0.0 Release Notes
+lld 11.0.0 Release Notes
========================
.. contents::
:local:
.. warning::
- These are in-progress notes for the upcoming LLVM 10.0.0 release.
+ These are in-progress notes for the upcoming LLVM 11.0.0 release.
Release notes for previous releases can be found on
`the Download Page <https://releases.llvm.org/download.html>`_.
Introduction
============
-This document contains the release notes for the lld linker, release 10.0.0.
+This document contains the release notes for the lld linker, release 11.0.0.
Here we describe the status of lld, including major improvements
from the previous release. All lld releases may be downloaded
from the `LLVM releases web site <https://llvm.org/releases/>`_.
@@ -24,11 +24,18 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in this release
ELF Improvements
----------------
-* Glob pattern, which you can use in linker scripts or version scripts,
- now supports `\` and `[!...]`. Except character classes
- (e.g. `[[:digit:]]`), lld's glob pattern should be fully compatible
- with GNU now. (`r375051
- <https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/48993d5ab9413f0e5b94dfa292a233ce55b09e3e>`_)
+* New ``--time-trace`` option records a time trace file that can be viewed in
+ chrome://tracing. The file can be specified with ``--time-trace-file``.
+ Trace granularity can be specified with ``--time-trace-granularity``.
+ (`D71060 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D71060>`_)
+* ...
+
+Breaking changes
+----------------
+
+* One-dash form of some long option (``--thinlto-*``, ``--lto-*``, ``--shuffle-sections=``)
+ are no longer supported.
+* ``--export-dynamic-symbol`` no longer implies ``-u``.
COFF Improvements
-----------------
@@ -48,7 +55,3 @@ MachO Improvements
WebAssembly Improvements
------------------------
-* `__data_end` and `__heap_base` are no longer exported by default,
- as it's best to keep them internal when possible. They can be
- explicitly exported with `--export=__data_end` and
- `--export=__heap_base`, respectively.