3 files changed, 32 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/source4/build/smb_build/main.pl b/source4/build/smb_build/main.pl
index a85eab32de..4c09e32422 100644
--- a/source4/build/smb_build/main.pl
+++ b/source4/build/smb_build/main.pl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ my $INPUT = {};
 my $mkfile = smb_build::config_mk::run_config_mk($INPUT, $config::config{srcdir}, $config::config{builddir}, "main.mk");
 
 my $subsys_output_type;
-$subsys_output_type = ["STATIC_LIBRARY"];
+$subsys_output_type = ["MERGED_OBJ"];
 
 my $library_output_type;
 if ($config::config{USESHARED} eq "true") {
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ my $shared_libs_used = 0;
 foreach my $key (values %$OUTPUT) {
 	next unless defined $key->{OUTPUT_TYPE};
 
+	$mkenv->MergedObj($key) if grep(/MERGED_OBJ/, @{$key->{OUTPUT_TYPE}});
 	$mkenv->StaticLibrary($key) if grep(/STATIC_LIBRARY/, @{$key->{OUTPUT_TYPE}});
 	if (defined($key->{PC_FILE})) {
 		push(@{$mkenv->{pc_files}}, "$key->{BASEDIR}/$key->{PC_FILE}");
diff --git a/source4/build/smb_build/makefile.pm b/source4/build/smb_build/makefile.pm
index 9c6d52cfef..6ea3b8d950 100644
--- a/source4/build/smb_build/makefile.pm
+++ b/source4/build/smb_build/makefile.pm
@@ -277,6 +277,24 @@ __EOD__
 	$self->output("\n");
 }
 
+sub MergedObj($$)
+{
+	my ($self, $ctx) = @_;
+
+	$self->_prepare_list($ctx, "OBJ_LIST");
+	$self->_prepare_list($ctx, "FULL_OBJ_LIST");
+	push(@{$self->{all_objs}}, "\$($ctx->{NAME}_FULL_OBJ_LIST)");
+	$self->output(<< "__EOD__"
+#
+$ctx->{TARGET_MERGED_OBJ}: \$($ctx->{NAME}_FULL_OBJ_LIST)
+	\@echo Partially linking \$@
+	\@mkdir -p bin/mergedobj
+	\@\$(LD) -r -o \$@ \$($ctx->{NAME}_FULL_OBJ_LIST)
+
+__EOD__
+);
+}
+
 sub StaticLibrary($$)
 {
 	my ($self,$ctx) = @_;
diff --git a/source4/build/smb_build/output.pm b/source4/build/smb_build/output.pm
index 4350370fbf..0ddb9e4efb 100644
--- a/source4/build/smb_build/output.pm
+++ b/source4/build/smb_build/output.pm
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ sub generate_shared_library($)
 	$lib->{OUTPUT_SHARED_LIBRARY} = $lib->{TARGET_SHARED_LIBRARY};
 }
 
+sub generate_merged_obj($)
+{
+	my $lib = shift;
+
+	my $link_name = $lib->{NAME};
+	$link_name =~ s/^LIB//;
+
+	$lib->{MERGED_OBJNAME} = lc($link_name).".o";
+	$lib->{TARGET_MERGED_OBJ} = $lib->{OUTPUT_MERGED_OBJ} = "bin/mergedobj/$lib->{MERGED_OBJNAME}";
+}
+
 sub generate_static_library($)
 {
 	my $lib = shift;
@@ -153,6 +164,7 @@ sub create_output($$)
 		generate_binary($part) if grep(/BINARY/, @{$part->{OUTPUT_TYPE}});
 		generate_shared_library($part) if grep(/SHARED_LIBRARY/, @{$part->{OUTPUT_TYPE}});
 		generate_static_library($part) if grep(/STATIC_LIBRARY/, @{$part->{OUTPUT_TYPE}});
+		generate_merged_obj($part) if grep(/MERGED_OBJ/, @{$part->{OUTPUT_TYPE}});
 		$part->{OUTPUT} = $part->{"OUTPUT_" . @{$part->{OUTPUT_TYPE}}[0]};
 		$part->{TARGET} = $part->{"TARGET_" . @{$part->{OUTPUT_TYPE}}[0]};
 	}