Improve D link argument handling

mesonbuild/backend/backends.py

@@ -591,12 +591,12 @@ class Backend:
         for d in deps:
             if not (d.is_linkable_target()):
                 raise RuntimeError('Tried to link with a non-library target "%s".' % d.get_basename())
-            d_arg = self.get_target_filename_for_linking(d)
-            if not d_arg:
+            arg = self.get_target_filename_for_linking(d)
+            if not arg:
                 continue
-            if isinstance(compiler, (compilers.LLVMDCompiler, compilers.DmdDCompiler)):
-                d_arg = '-L' + d_arg
-            args.append(d_arg)
+            if compiler.get_language() == 'd':
+                arg = '-Wl,' + arg
+            args.append(arg)
         return args
 
     def get_mingw_extra_paths(self, target):

mesonbuild/compilers/d.py

@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ class DCompiler(Compiler):
 
     def get_linker_search_args(self, dirname):
         # -L is recognized as "add this to the search path" by the linker,
-        # while the compiler recognizes it as "pass to linker". So, the first
-        # -L is for the compiler, telling it to pass the second -L to the linker.
-        return ['-L=-L' + dirname]
+        # while the compiler recognizes it as "pass to linker".
+        return ['-Wl,-L' + dirname]
 
     def get_coverage_args(self):
         return ['-cov']
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ class DCompiler(Compiler):
                 paths = padding
             else:
                 paths = paths + ':' + padding
-        return ['-L=-rpath={}'.format(paths)]
+        return ['-Wl,-rpath={}'.format(paths)]
 
     def _get_compiler_check_args(self, env, extra_args, dependencies, mode='compile'):
         if extra_args is None: