From: Cherry Mui <cherryyz@google.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:56:12 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: cmd/link: don't pass -Wl,-S on AIX
X-Git-Tag: go1.26rc1~771
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=459f3a3adc131d9bb829efe0add27327a29b9c88;p=gostls13.git

cmd/link: don't pass -Wl,-S on AIX

The AIX linker's -S flag has a different meaning. Don't pass it.

Updates #75618.

Change-Id: I98faabea3435cde255f4c2d25f34dde9f69b7ec9
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/707097
LUCI-TryBot-Result: Go LUCI <golang-scoped@luci-project-accounts.iam.gserviceaccount.com>
Reviewed-by: David Chase <drchase@google.com>
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diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 623acc1ad4..8d2763bb57 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -1452,7 +1452,9 @@ func (ctxt *Link) hostlink() {
 			argv = append(argv, "-s")
 		}
 	} else if *FlagW {
-		argv = append(argv, "-Wl,-S") // suppress debugging symbols
+		if !ctxt.IsAIX() { // The AIX linker's -S has different meaning
+			argv = append(argv, "-Wl,-S") // suppress debugging symbols
+		}
 	}
 
 	// On darwin, whether to combine DWARF into executable.