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[Bug other/54671] [4.7/4.8 Regression] gcc 4.7.2 -Wl,--no-ctors-in-init-array causes binutils test failure, works with 4.7.1
- From: "pluto at agmk dot net" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:23:15 +0000
- Subject: [Bug other/54671] [4.7/4.8 Regression] gcc 4.7.2 -Wl,--no-ctors-in-init-array causes binutils test failure, works with 4.7.1
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- References: <bug-54671-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54671
--- Comment #4 from Pawel Sikora <pluto at agmk dot net> 2012-09-25 19:23:15 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> I think this is a user bug. If gcc is configured against binutils that support
> conversion of ctors into init_array, then it will assume it, obviously you
> can't use --no-ctors-in-init-array then, you'd need to configure gcc not to
> assume it.
> Why do you need to use that option (actually, I wonder why the linker has that
> option at all)?
e.g. i'd like to build an application for an old enterprise distro
(which doesn't support init/fini arrays) on my brand new distro.
-Wl,--no-ctors-in-init-array works perfectly fine in this case.