1 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
index f8d4ac439..3dfa0ff27 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ BASE_OPTIONS: T.Mapping[OptionKey, BaseOption] = {
     OptionKey('b_bitcode'): BaseOption(options.UserBooleanOption, 'Generate and embed bitcode (only macOS/iOS/tvOS)', False),
     OptionKey('b_vscrt'): BaseOption(options.UserComboOption, 'VS run-time library type to use.', 'from_buildtype',
                                      choices=MSCRT_VALS + ['from_buildtype', 'static_from_buildtype']),
-    OptionKey('b_tasking_mil_link'): BaseOption(options.UserBooleanOption, 'Use TASKING compiler families MIL linking feature', False),
 }
 
 base_options = {key: base_opt.init_option(key) for key, base_opt in BASE_OPTIONS.items()}
@@ -433,8 +432,8 @@ class CompileResult(HoldableObject):
     output_name: T.Optional[str] = field(default=None, init=False)
     cached: bool = field(default=False, init=False)
 
-
 class Compiler(HoldableObject, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+
     # Libraries to ignore in find_library() since they are provided by the
     # compiler or the C library. Currently only used for MSVC.
     ignore_libs: T.List[str] = []
@@ -1328,9 +1327,13 @@ class Compiler(HoldableObject, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         # TODO: using a TypeDict here would improve this
         raise EnvironmentException(f'{self.id} does not implement get_feature_args')
 
-    def get_prelink_args(self, prelink_name: str, obj_list: T.List[str]) -> T.List[str]:
+    def get_prelink_args(self, prelink_name: str, obj_list: T.List[str]) -> T.Tuple[T.List[str], T.List[str]]:
         raise EnvironmentException(f'{self.id} does not know how to do prelinking.')
 
+    def get_prelink_append_compile_args(self) -> bool:
+        """Controls whether compile args have to be used for prelinking or not"""
+        return False
+
     def rsp_file_syntax(self) -> 'RSPFileSyntax':
         """The format of the RSP file that this compiler supports.
 
@@ -1354,13 +1357,6 @@ class Compiler(HoldableObject, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
     def form_compileropt_key(self, basename: str) -> OptionKey:
         return OptionKey(f'{self.language}_{basename}', machine=self.for_machine)
 
-    def get_tasking_mil_link_args(self, option_enabled: bool) -> T.List[str]:
-        """
-        Argument for enabling TASKING's MIL link feature,
-        for most compilers, this will return nothing.
-        """
-        return []
-
 def get_global_options(lang: str,
                        comp: T.Type[Compiler],
                        for_machine: MachineChoice,