1 files changed, 19 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/link.pas b/compiler/link.pas
index 2972a2dcd9..6c8d47a424 100644
--- a/compiler/link.pas
+++ b/compiler/link.pas
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ interface
         DynamicLinker : string[100];
       end;
 
-      TLinker = class(TAbstractLinker)
+      TLinker = class(TObject)
       public
          HasResources,
          HasExports      : boolean;
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ interface
          procedure AddImportSymbol(const libname,symname,symmangledname:TCmdStr;OrdNr: longint;isvar:boolean);override;
        end;
 
+      TLinkerClass = class of Tlinker;
+
     var
       Linker  : TLinker;
 
@@ -139,6 +141,8 @@ interface
     function FindLibraryFile(s:TCmdStr;const prefix,ext:TCmdStr;var foundfile : TCmdStr) : boolean;
     function FindDLL(const s:TCmdStr;var founddll:TCmdStr):boolean;
 
+    procedure RegisterLinker(id:tlink;c:TLinkerClass);
+
     procedure InitLinker;
     procedure DoneLinker;
 
@@ -154,8 +158,8 @@ Implementation
       aasmbase,aasmtai,aasmdata,aasmcpu,
       owbase,owar,ogmap;
 
-    type
-     TLinkerClass = class of Tlinker;
+    var
+      CLinker : array[tlink] of TLinkerClass;
 
 {*****************************************************************************
                                    Helpers
@@ -1033,6 +1037,8 @@ Implementation
           exit;
         Comment(V_Tried,'Opening library '+para);
         objreader:=TArObjectreader.create(para,true);
+        if ErrorCount>0 then
+          exit;
         if objreader.isarchive then
           TFPObjectList(FGroupStack.Last).Add(TStaticLibrary.Create(para,objreader,CObjInput))
         else
@@ -1518,21 +1524,23 @@ Implementation
                                  Init/Done
 *****************************************************************************}
 
+    procedure RegisterLinker(id:tlink;c:TLinkerClass);
+      begin
+        CLinker[id]:=c;
+      end;
+
+
     procedure InitLinker;
-      var
-        lk : TlinkerClass;
       begin
         if (cs_link_extern in current_settings.globalswitches) and
-           assigned(target_info.linkextern) then
+           assigned(CLinker[target_info.linkextern]) then
           begin
-            lk:=TlinkerClass(target_info.linkextern);
-            linker:=lk.Create;
+            linker:=CLinker[target_info.linkextern].Create;
           end
         else
-          if assigned(target_info.link) then
+          if assigned(CLinker[target_info.link]) then
             begin
-              lk:=TLinkerClass(target_info.link);
-              linker:=lk.Create;
+              linker:=CLinker[target_info.link].Create;
             end
         else
           linker:=Tlinker.Create;