introduce cpp.linkerName and cpp.linkerPath

Like the compilerName/Path, the linker must be configurable.

Change-Id: I50f9511dedbff29dbf55b41b96e213f238be187f
Reviewed-by: Christian Kandeler <christian.kandeler@digia.com>

5 files changed, 26 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/reference/modules/cpp-module.qdoc b/doc/reference/modules/cpp-module.qdoc
index f5a05425f..532975800 100644
--- a/doc/reference/modules/cpp-module.qdoc
+++ b/doc/reference/modules/cpp-module.qdoc
@@ -334,6 +334,24 @@
     Wrapper binary and its arguments for wrapping compiler calls.
     This is useful for compiler wrappers like ccache and alike.
 
+    \section2 linkerName
+
+    \table
+    \row    \li \b{Type:}            \li \c{string}
+    \row    \li \b{Default:}         \li determined by qbs-detect-toolchains
+    \endtable
+
+    Name of the linker binary. This is set in the build profile.
+
+    \section2 linkerPath
+
+    \table
+    \row    \li \b{Type:}            \li \c{string}
+    \row    \li \b{Default:}         \li determined by qbs-detect-toolchains
+    \endtable
+
+    Full path of the linker binary. This is set in the build profile.
+
     \section2 supportedStaticLibrarySuffixes
 
     \table
diff --git a/share/qbs/modules/cpp/CppModule.qbs b/share/qbs/modules/cpp/CppModule.qbs
index e6841e499..68a805c2d 100644
--- a/share/qbs/modules/cpp/CppModule.qbs
+++ b/share/qbs/modules/cpp/CppModule.qbs
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ Module {
     property string compilerName
     property string compilerPath: compilerName
     property stringList compilerWrapper
+    property string linkerName
+    property string linkerPath: linkerName
     property string staticLibraryPrefix
     property string dynamicLibraryPrefix
     property string executablePrefix
diff --git a/share/qbs/modules/cpp/GenericGCC.qbs b/share/qbs/modules/cpp/GenericGCC.qbs
index 35821fdeb..ccb851ccc 100644
--- a/share/qbs/modules/cpp/GenericGCC.qbs
+++ b/share/qbs/modules/cpp/GenericGCC.qbs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ CppModule {
     property string toolchainPrefix
     property path toolchainInstallPath
     compilerName: 'g++'
+    linkerName: "g++"
     property string archiverName: 'ar'
     property path sysroot: qbs.sysroot
     property path platformPath
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ CppModule {
     }
 
     compilerPath: toolchainPathPrefix + compilerName
+    linkerPath: toolchainPathPrefix + linkerName
     property path archiverPath: { return toolchainPathPrefix + archiverName }
 
     readonly property bool shouldCreateSymlinks: {
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ CppModule {
             args.push(libFilePath);
             args = args.concat(Gcc.libraryLinkerFlags(product, inputs));
             args = args.concat(Gcc.additionalCompilerAndLinkerFlags(product));
-            var cmd = new Command(ModUtils.moduleProperty(product, "compilerPath"), args);
+            var cmd = new Command(ModUtils.moduleProperty(product, "linkerPath"), args);
             cmd.description = 'linking ' + FileInfo.fileName(libFilePath);
             cmd.highlight = 'linker';
             cmd.responseFileUsagePrefix = '@';
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ CppModule {
 
             args = args.concat(Gcc.libraryLinkerFlags(product, inputs));
             args = args.concat(Gcc.additionalCompilerAndLinkerFlags(product));
-            var cmd = new Command(ModUtils.moduleProperty(product, "compilerPath"), args);
+            var cmd = new Command(ModUtils.moduleProperty(product, "linkerPath"), args);
             cmd.description = 'linking ' + FileInfo.fileName(output.fileName);
             cmd.highlight = 'linker'
             cmd.responseFileUsagePrefix = '@';
diff --git a/share/qbs/modules/cpp/msvc.js b/share/qbs/modules/cpp/msvc.js
index f71b3db99..01986c16e 100644
--- a/share/qbs/modules/cpp/msvc.js
+++ b/share/qbs/modules/cpp/msvc.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ function prepareLinker(product, inputs, outputs, libraryPaths, dynamicLibraries,
     args = args.concat(linkerFlags);
 
     var commands = [];
-    var cmd = new Command("link.exe", args)
+    var cmd = new Command(product.moduleProperty("cpp", "linkerPath"), args)
     cmd.description = 'linking ' + FileInfo.fileName(primaryOutput.fileName)
     cmd.highlight = 'linker';
     cmd.workingDirectory = FileInfo.path(primaryOutput.fileName)
diff --git a/share/qbs/modules/cpp/windows-msvc.qbs b/share/qbs/modules/cpp/windows-msvc.qbs
index 079795558..783cc5793 100644
--- a/share/qbs/modules/cpp/windows-msvc.qbs
+++ b/share/qbs/modules/cpp/windows-msvc.qbs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CppModule {
     compilerDefines: ['_WIN32']
     warningLevel: "default"
     compilerName: "cl.exe"
+    linkerName: "link.exe"
 
     property bool generateManifestFiles: true
     property path toolchainInstallPath