gnu linker script

[zchrissirhcz]

Hello, I think gnu's linker file, whose file name ends with .ld, should be supported though it is not commonly used. Could any one supply a color YAML file?

[pchaigno]

Thanks for reporting this issue.
Do you have some examples of these files?

[zchrissirhcz]

I find these linker script files on github:

https://github.com/SamyPesse/How-to-Make-a-Computer-Operating-System/blob/master/src/kernel/arch/x86/linker.ld

https://github.com/wichtounet/thor-os/blob/develop/kernel/linker.ld

https://github.com/chyyuu/ucore_lab/blob/529b9596e55d0ea563dc746e6b78383a4b4f717e/labcodes/lab1/tools/kernel.ld

[pchaigno]

Thanks. It seems to be used a lot on GitHub. We can probably add support for it.
What syntax is it using? Is it specific to GNU linker files?

[zchrissirhcz]

Refer to "ld" command's manual (type "man ld" on Linux terminal):

ld accepts Linker Command Language files written in a superset of AT&T's Link Editor Command Language syntax, to provide explicit and total control over the linking process.

As far as I'm concerned, the "Linker Command Language files" usually has an filename extension ".ld", e.g. linker.ld, or kernel.ld

And I find this manual maybe useful:
Link editor command language

[pchaigno]

GitHub is using Pygments for the syntax highlighting. It doesn't seem to currently have a lexer for Linker files. If we add support for them on Linguist, the code will still not be highlighted.
If you want them to be highlighted, you will have to submit a PR to Pygments' repo.

[arfon]

Now we're using TextMate grammars it would be good to look for a grammar that might support gnu linker script.

[pchaigno]

@zchrissirhcz Do you know a TextMate or Atom bundle or a Sublime Text package for GNU Linker files?

[arfon]

🎏 flagging this as stale

[arfon]

Please feel free to open another issue if this is still something you're interested in working on.

[larsbrinkhoff]

Implemented in #2330.