Simplify use of pie

src/build_settings.cpp

@@ -257,12 +257,6 @@ enum RelocMode : u8 {
 	RelocMode_DynamicNoPIC,
 };
 
-enum LinkPIE : u8 {
-	LinkPIE_Default,
-	LinkPIE_No,
-	LinkPIE_Yes,
-};
-
 enum BuildPath : u8 {
 	BuildPath_Main_Package,     // Input  Path to the package directory (or file) we're building.
 	BuildPath_RC,               // Input  Path for .rc  file, can be set with `-resource:`.
@@ -473,7 +467,6 @@ struct BuildContext {
 	bool   print_linker_flags;
 
 	RelocMode reloc_mode;
-	LinkPIE link_pie;
 	bool   disable_red_zone;
 
 	isize max_error_count;

src/linker.cpp

@@ -607,27 +607,16 @@ gb_internal i32 linker_stage(LinkerData *gen) {
 
 			}
 
-			switch (build_context.link_pie) {
-			case (LinkPIE_Default):
-				if (build_context.build_mode != BuildMode_DynamicLibrary) {
-					if (build_context.metrics.os != TargetOs_openbsd
-				        && build_context.metrics.os != TargetOs_haiku
-						&& build_context.metrics.arch != TargetArch_riscv64
-					) {
-						// OpenBSD and Haiku default to PIE executable. do not pass -no-pie for it.
-						link_settings = gb_string_appendc(link_settings, "-no-pie ");
-					}
-				}
-				break;
-			case (LinkPIE_Yes):
-				if (build_context.build_mode != BuildMode_Executable) {
-					compiler_error("linking NON-EXECUTABLE as pie (position independent EXECUTABLE)");
+			if (build_context.build_mode == BuildMode_Executable && build_context.reloc_mode == RelocMode_PIC) {
+				// Do not disable PIE, let the linker choose. (most likely you want it enabled)
+			} else if (build_context.build_mode != BuildMode_DynamicLibrary) {
+				if (build_context.metrics.os != TargetOs_openbsd
+					&& build_context.metrics.os != TargetOs_haiku
+					&& build_context.metrics.arch != TargetArch_riscv64
+				) {
+					// OpenBSD and Haiku default to PIE executable. do not pass -no-pie for it.
+					link_settings = gb_string_appendc(link_settings, "-no-pie ");
 				}
-				link_settings = gb_string_appendc(link_settings, "-pie ");
-				break;
-			case (LinkPIE_No):
-				link_settings = gb_string_appendc(link_settings, "-no-pie ");
-				break;
 			}
 
 			gbString platform_lib_str = gb_string_make(heap_allocator(), "");

src/main.cpp

@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ enum BuildFlagKind {
 	BuildFlag_NoThreadLocal,
 
 	BuildFlag_RelocMode,
-	BuildFlag_LinkPIE,
 	BuildFlag_DisableRedZone,
 
 	BuildFlag_DisallowDo,
@@ -571,7 +570,6 @@ gb_internal bool parse_build_flags(Array<String> args) {
 	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_MinimumOSVersion,        str_lit("minimum-os-version"),        BuildFlagParam_String,  Command__does_build);
 
 	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_RelocMode,               str_lit("reloc-mode"),                BuildFlagParam_String,  Command__does_build);
-	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_LinkPIE,                 str_lit("link-pie"),                  BuildFlagParam_String,  Command__does_build);
 	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_DisableRedZone,          str_lit("disable-red-zone"),          BuildFlagParam_None,    Command__does_build);
 
 	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_DisallowDo,              str_lit("disallow-do"),               BuildFlagParam_None,    Command__does_check);
@@ -1334,25 +1332,6 @@ gb_internal bool parse_build_flags(Array<String> args) {
 
 							break;
 						}
-						case BuildFlag_LinkPIE: {
-							GB_ASSERT(value.kind == ExactValue_String);
-							String v = value.value_string;
-							if (v == "default") {
-								build_context.link_pie = LinkPIE_Default;
-							} else if (v == "yes" || v == "true") {
-								build_context.link_pie = LinkPIE_Yes;
-							} else if (v == "no" || v == "false") {
-								build_context.link_pie = LinkPIE_No;
-							} else {
-								gb_printf_err("-link-pie flag expected one of the following\n");
-								gb_printf_err("\tdefault\n");
-								gb_printf_err("\tyes, true\n");
-								gb_printf_err("\tno, false\n");
-								bad_flags = true;
-							}
-
-							break;
-						}
 						case BuildFlag_DisableRedZone:
 							build_context.disable_red_zone = true;
 							break;