Add linker support for "default-gold" systems

[sarnold]

I just found out binutils-config has dropped the --linker flag completely (even though the man page says otherwise). The result is now I have broken genkernel/buildkernel on pretty much everything :(

Sorry, if the "issue" isn't clear, if the system is already built with default-gold then buildkernel just errors out with:

# buildkernel --verbose --clean --unmount-at-end
* Updating old config using make olddefconfig
scripts/kconfig/conf  --olddefconfig Kconfig
scripts/Kconfig.include:43:  gold linker 'ld' not supported
make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/Makefile:75: olddefconfig] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:568: olddefconfig] Error 2

* buildkernel: Error: Caught signal - exiting

Did you have any plans to address this in buildkernel? If not, I could use some suggestions...

[sarnold]

Oh, my current workaround is to keep binutils-config-5.1 in my local overlay for now (which is not so optimal). Thanks...

[sakaki-]

31 Oct 2020: sadly, due to legal obligations arising from a recent change in my 'real world' job, I must announce I am standing down as maintainer of this project with immediate effect. For the meantime, I will leave the repo up (for historical interest, and it may be of use to others); however, I plan no further updates, nor will I be accepting / actioning further pull requests or bug reports from this point. Email requests for support will also have to be politely declined, so, please treat this as an effective EOL notice.

For further details, please see my post here.

With sincere apologies, sakaki ><