http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46770
--- Comment #48 from joseph at codesourcery dot com <joseph at codesourcery dot com> 2010-12-13 18:08:00 UTC --- On Sat, 11 Dec 2010, hjl.tools at gmail dot com wrote: > We introduced .init_array into gABI 10 years ago so that we can avoid > those crazy things in crt*.o. It is the time now to switch for Linux/x86/ I see no reason it could make sense for this to be specific to x86. GCC should be consistent between different targets where possible. As a gABI feature, this indicates enabling it for all ELF targets rather than just for x86 GNU/Linux - and maybe disabling for specific target OSes if there prove to be problems for those specific ELF targets.