qualcomm/eld

Resolve FIXMEs: cosmetic / speculative / near-dead markers

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#1,505 opened on Jul 16, 2026

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good first issuerefactor

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Low impact. Several are "verify then maybe delete"; confirm no refs first.

  • include/eld/Support/INIReader.h:29 — "make this private"
  • include/eld/Script/OutputSectData.h:55 — "Ideally, it should be private."
  • include/eld/Input/BitcodeFile.h:70 — "Used by BitcodeReader, may not be needed."
  • lib/Core/Module.cpp:340 — "Test if it's needed at all."
  • lib/Diagnostics/DiagnosticEngine.cpp:214 — "currently there are fewer diagnostic..."
  • include/eld/Input/InputTree.h:86 — "Convert to std::optional"
  • lib/Config/LinkerConfig.cpp:64 — "Use DIAG here."
  • lib/Support/INIReader.cpp:25 — "Check for errors."
  • lib/LinkerWrapper/DWARF.cpp:25 — bare "Remove"
  • lib/Target/X86/x86_64Info.cpp:56 — bare // FIXME
  • lib/Target/AArch64/AArch64LDBackend.h:180 — bare /// FIXME:
  • include/eld/PluginAPI/PluginADT.h:783 — bare // TODO:
  • include/eld/PluginAPI/PluginADT.h:1252 — bare /// TODO
  • lib/Target/Template/TemplateInfo.cpp:24 — "Add proper code."
  • lib/Plugin/PluginActivityLog.cpp:110 — "This needs to be completed."

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Inspect each FIXME marker in the specified files. For each, understand the surrounding code and decide whether to implement the suggested change (e.g., make private, remove, convert to optional) or delete the marker if no longer relevant.
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