[U-Boot] [PATCH] common: Link with GCC instead of LD

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Marek Vasut,

In message <1351701168-7293-1-git-send-email-marex at denx.de> you wrote:
> Flip over from linking with LD to linking with GCC. This has some
> long-term benefits, like easy path to enabling LTO.

Could you please explain these supposed benefits in a bit more detail?
Please excuse my ignorance, but so far I see just added complexity,
but I don't see what it buys us.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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