updated for version 7.3.050

Problem:    The link script is clumsy.
Solution:   Use the --as-needed linker option if available. (Kirill A.
            Shutemov)

src/Makefile

@@ -1700,7 +1700,8 @@ $(VIMTARGET): auto/config.mk objects $(OBJ) version.c version.h
 	$(CCC) version.c -o objects/version.o
 	@LINK="$(PURIFY) $(SHRPENV) $(CClink) $(ALL_LIB_DIRS) $(LDFLAGS) \
 		-o $(VIMTARGET) $(OBJ) objects/version.o $(ALL_LIBS)" \
-		MAKE="$(MAKE)" sh $(srcdir)/link.sh
+		MAKE="$(MAKE)" LINK_AS_NEEDED=$(LINK_AS_NEEDED) \
+		sh $(srcdir)/link.sh
 
 xxd/xxd$(EXEEXT): xxd/xxd.c
 	cd xxd; CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)" \

src/auto/configure

@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ ac_includes_default="\
 
 ac_subst_vars='LTLIBOBJS
 LIBOBJS
+LINK_AS_NEEDED
 DEPEND_CFLAGS_FILTER
 MAKEMO
 MSGFMT
@@ -12404,6 +12405,23 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking linker --as-needed support" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking linker --as-needed support... " >&6; }
+LINK_AS_NEEDED=
+# Check if linker supports --as-needed and --no-as-needed options
+if $CC -Wl,--help 2>/dev/null | grep as-needed > /dev/null; then
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--as-needed"
+  LINK_AS_NEEDED=yes
+fi
+if test "$LINK_AS_NEEDED" = yes; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
 ac_config_files="$ac_config_files auto/config.mk:config.mk.in"
 
 cat >confcache <<\_ACEOF

src/config.mk.in

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ TAGPRG		= @TAGPRG@
 CPP		= @CPP@
 CPP_MM		= @CPP_MM@
 DEPEND_CFLAGS_FILTER = @DEPEND_CFLAGS_FILTER@
+LINK_AS_NEEDED	= @LINK_AS_NEEDED@
 X_CFLAGS	= @X_CFLAGS@
 X_LIBS_DIR	= @X_LIBS@
 X_PRE_LIBS	= @X_PRE_LIBS@

src/configure.in

@@ -3527,6 +3527,23 @@ if test "$GCC" = yes; then
 fi
 AC_SUBST(DEPEND_CFLAGS_FILTER)
 
+dnl link.sh tries to avoid overlinking in a hackish way.
+dnl At least GNU ld supports --as-needed which provides the same functionality
+dnl at linker level. Let's use it.
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(linker --as-needed support)
+LINK_AS_NEEDED=
+# Check if linker supports --as-needed and --no-as-needed options
+if $CC -Wl,--help 2>/dev/null | grep as-needed > /dev/null; then
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--as-needed"
+  LINK_AS_NEEDED=yes
+fi
+if test "$LINK_AS_NEEDED" = yes; then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+AC_SUBST(LINK_AS_NEEDED)
+
 dnl write output files
 AC_OUTPUT(auto/config.mk:config.mk.in)
 

src/link.sh

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # libraries when they exist, but this doesn't mean they are needed for Vim.
 #
 #      Author: Bram Moolenaar
-# Last change: 2006 Sep 26
+# Last change: 2010 Nov 03
 #     License: Public domain
 #
 # Warning: This fails miserably if the linker doesn't return an error code!
@@ -16,11 +16,23 @@
 echo "$LINK " >link.cmd
 exit_value=0
 
+if test "$LINK_AS_NEEDED" = yes; then
+  echo "link.sh: \$LINK_AS_NEEDED set to 'yes': invoking linker directly."
+  cat link.cmd
+  if sh link.cmd; then
+    exit_value=0
+    echo "link.sh: Linked fine"
+  else
+    exit_value=$?
+    echo "link.sh: Linking failed"
+  fi
+else
+  if test -f auto/link.sed; then
+
 #
 # If auto/link.sed already exists, use it.  We assume a previous run of
 # link.sh has found the correct set of libraries.
 #
-if test -f auto/link.sed; then
   echo "link.sh: The file 'auto/link.sed' exists, which is going to be used now."
   echo "link.sh: If linking fails, try deleting the auto/link.sed file."
   echo "link.sh: If this fails too, try creating an empty auto/link.sed file."
@@ -124,6 +136,8 @@ if test -f auto/link.sed -a ! -s auto/link.sed -a ! -f link3.sed; then
   fi
 fi
 
+fi
+
 #
 # cleanup
 #

src/version.c

@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    50,
 /**/
     49,
 /**/