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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/gnu/usr.bin/ld ld.1 ld.c 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 28 May 1996 20:27:57 +0400."
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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 22:55:37 +0000
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
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> > phk         96/05/28 09:17:50
> > 
> >   Modified:    gnu/usr.bin/ld  ld.1 ld.c
> >   Log:
> >   Add an option -O <filename> to ld.  From the manpage:
> >        -O filename
> >                Specifies the name of the output file.  The file is created 
as
> >                filename.tmp and when output is complete renamed to filename
.
> >   This allows us to:
> >   	ld -O ${.TARGET} -x -r ${.TARGET}
> 
> Please, clarify (maybe in manpage?) how -O is different from -o
> What happens with filename.tmp when output is NOT complete?

ld will only produce output if things work out OK.

-O will allow ld to output to the same name as one of the inputs.

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