GCC/G++ AIX linker problem

[Richard Hann]

GCC Version 2.95.1
IBM AIX  4.1.5
 
Command Line:
    g++ -g -Wall 
--unsigned-char -DUSE_DIRENT -DUNIX -DDISAM -DFFDECL -DUSCHAR 

        
-I/usr/mark/fred/5.30.excel -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/mark/disam/head 
main.cpp
                libbuses_elf.a libtimesheetsui_elf.a libtimesheets_elf.a 
libtimesheetstaticdataui_elf.a         
libtimesheetstaticdata_elf.a libbase_elf.a libevent_elf.a 

        
/usr/mark/fred/5.30.excel/libff_elf.a -lm -o buses 
        
/usr/mark/disam/code/libdisam.a /usr/local/lib/libexpect.a 

        /usr/local/lib/libtcl8.0.a
 

I have a problem with GCC/G++ (GNU C/C++ compiler) 
linking a large
executable under AIX 4.1.5.  The error message 
returned is:
 
ld: 0711-781 ERROR: TOC overflow. TOC size: 
112492   Maximum size 65536
collect2: ld returned 12 exit status
 
The IBM web page documents a similar bug report IX75823 
and an appropriate
fix (PTF) U455193 which I have tried installing to no 
avail. Gnu suggests 
using compiler flags -mminimal-toc which again do not 
seem to have any 
effect.
 
Any ideas or possible work around would be greatly 
appreciated.
 
Richard Hann
 
P.S. All the code compilers, links and runs under 
SCO Openserver 5
 
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