http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56277
--- Comment #3 from msharov at users dot sourceforge.net 2013-02-11 00:33:03 UTC --- (In reply to comment #2) > Do you think you have an example where adding -ffunction-sections can help for > the compiled libgcc.a ? No, sorry. Checking this would require manually recompiling libgcc with -ffunction-sections and trying it out on my projects. Since I haven't compiled gcc in quite a long time and have forgotten all the tricks for doing it, this will be a lot of work. So, if you say you already do all you can to minimize what is linked in from there, I'll take your word for it.