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Mold Linker Decides To Drop DEC Alpha Support: Likely Broken & No Actual Users


The high performance open-source Mold linker has released version 2.34 with various improvements while also deciding to throw in the towel on DEC Alpha processor support.

The high performance open-source Mold linker has released version 2.34 with various improvements while also deciding to throw in the towel on DEC Alpha processor support. Object files for Alpha are compiled with the small code model by default, so it is not easy to support it in the linker. The rest of the Mold 2.34 changes include TLSDESC relocations are now supported on LoongArch and various smaller fixes/improvements.About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience.

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