[Bug binutils/17532] New: regression: binutils 2.24.90 doesnt support -l:path/to/lib.a syntax anymore

[maillist-gdb at barfooze dot de]

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17532

            Bug ID: 17532
           Summary: regression: binutils 2.24.90 doesnt support
                    -l:path/to/lib.a syntax anymore
           Product: binutils
           Version: 2.24
            Status: NEW
          Severity: critical
          Priority: P2
         Component: binutils
          Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
          Reporter: maillist-gdb at barfooze dot de

the -l: command line parameter is supposed to be usable with an explicit
filename

root:/src/build/bash/bash-4.3$ ls -la lib/readline/libreadline.a 
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        589444 Nov  2 17:36
lib/readline/libreadline.a

root:/src/build/bash/bash-4.3$ gcc -L./builtins -L./lib/readline
-L./lib/readlin
e -L./lib/glob -L./lib/tilde  -L./lib/sh -s -Wl,--gc-sections
-Wl,-z,relro,-z,no
w -static  -rdynamic  -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections -Os -g0
-fno-unwind-ta
bles -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -Wa,--noexecstack -ftree-dce -o bash
shell.
o eval.o y.tab.o general.o make_cmd.o print_cmd.o  dispose_cmd.o execute_cmd.o
v
ariables.o copy_cmd.o error.o expr.o flags.o jobs.o subst.o hashcmd.o hashlib.o 
mailcheck.o trap.o input.o unwind_prot.o pathexp.o sig.o test.o version.o
alias.
o array.o arrayfunc.o assoc.o braces.o bracecomp.o bashhist.o bashline.o 
list.o
 stringlib.o locale.o findcmd.o redir.o pcomplete.o pcomplib.o syntax.o
xmalloc.
o  -lbuiltins -lglob -lsh -l:./lib/readline/libreadline.a -lhistory -ltermcap
-l
tilde     -ldl
/bin/ld: cannot find -l:./lib/readline/libreadline.a
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

root:/src/build/bash/bash-4.3$ ld --version
GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.24.90.20141014

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