Add GCC 15.1 COBOL (libgcobol) musl compatibility patch #221
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I was bored today and tried some COBOL that was recently merged and released in GCC 15.1. After non successful static linking using glibc, I just tried to compile it with my usual goto musl-cross-make, that succeeded using the patch attached.
So if someone else is in search on how to fully statically link COBOL programs, the patch may help. The patch was not yet submitted upstream.
Some config hints:
Simple Hello World seems to be around 672 KB after stripping.
This patch adds musl libc support for GCC 15.1's new COBOL frontend by making the execinfo.h include conditional on HAVE_EXECINFO_H.
Background:
This patch:
Tested with: