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11461 should use a native link-editor during the build
11463 SUNWonld has passed its use-by date
11464 cmd/sgs/tools should contain tools, not common code
11465 sgsmsg should be built with the rest of the build tools

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 NAME
      cw - invoke one or more compilers with argument translation
 
 SYNOPSIS
      cw [-C] [--versions] [--noecho] --primary compiler
-        [--shadow compiler ...] -- compiler args ...
+        [--shadow compiler ...] [--linker linker] -- compiler args ...
 
 DESCRIPTION
      cw is a facility for invoking one or more compilers, providing
      translation from Sun style arguments as appropriate.  This allows the use
      of arbitrary compilers without the need to alter large numbers of

@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@
      --shadow compiler
              Specify a shadow compiler, which builds sources for the sake of
              checking code quality and compatibility, but has its output
              discarded.
 
+     --linker linker
+             Specify a link-editor to use in place of /usr/bin/ld.  ld(1)
+             itself arranges for this to be executed by any subprocesses.
+
      --noecho
              Do not echo the actual command line of any compilers invoked.
 
      --versions
              Request from each configured primary and shadow compiler its

@@ -113,11 +117,11 @@
 
      >0      A usage error occurred, or one or more compilers returned a
              nonzero exit status.
 
 SEE ALSO
-     cc(1), CC(1), gcc(1)
+     cc(1), CC(1), gcc(1), ld(1)
 
 BUGS
      The translations provided for gcc are not always exact and in some cases
      reflect local policy rather than actual equivalence.