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    Add options to specify linker tool · 96a953b1
    Marc Chevrier authored
    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
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