http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48447
--- Comment #8 from Patrick Oppenlander <patrick at motec dot com.au> 2011-04-07 22:15:56 UTC --- > The correct fix is going to be in the linker, not the compiler, by > implementing > a second library scan pass and obsoleting the pass-through mechanism. I've > got > a revised version of that experimental patch that I'll attach to this PR for > reference. How does this affect circular dependencies between user supplied libraries. ld used to resolve these ok, and from the outside it seems like a similar problem.