Add options to specify linker tool

Offer the capability, through variable `CMAKE_LINKER_TYPE`, as well as
the target property `LINKER_TYPE` to specify which linker must be used.

The implementation of this capability is specified by variables specific
to the language and linker type: `CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_<TYPE>`.
Some definitions are provided as part of `CMake`.

For example, to select the `LLVM` linker rather than the standard one,
the type `LLD` should be specified through the variable `CMAKE_LINKER_TYPE`.
And, on `Apple`, `Linux` and some environments on `Windows`, the variable
`CMAKE_<LANG>_USING_LINKER_LLD` has value `-fuse-ld=lld`. And for `Windows`
environments  based on `MSVC`, where the linker is used directly, the tool
`lld-link.exe` will be used rather than `link.exe`.

Fixes: #19174, #24254, #24990

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Modules/CMakeASMCompiler.cmake.in b/Modules/CMakeASMCompiler.cmake.in
index 1efd9f5..fab366a 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeASMCompiler.cmake.in
+++ b/Modules/CMakeASMCompiler.cmake.in
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ set(CMAKE_ASM@ASM_DIALECT@_COMPILER_AR "@_CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_AR@")
 set(CMAKE_RANLIB "@CMAKE_RANLIB@")
 set(CMAKE_ASM@ASM_DIALECT@_COMPILER_RANLIB "@_CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_RANLIB@")
 set(CMAKE_LINKER "@CMAKE_LINKER@")
+set(CMAKE_LINKER_LINK "@CMAKE_LINKER_LINK@")
+set(CMAKE_LINKER_LLD "@CMAKE_LINKER_LLD@")
 set(CMAKE_MT "@CMAKE_MT@")
 set(CMAKE_TAPI "@CMAKE_TAPI@")
 set(CMAKE_ASM@ASM_DIALECT@_COMPILER_LOADED 1)