https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=78795
--- Comment #9 from Markus Trippelsdorf <trippels at gcc dot gnu.org> --- (In reply to Vincent Lefèvre from comment #8) > (In reply to Markus Trippelsdorf from comment #7) > > And no, it is not a libtool issue. You can use your systems binutils just > > fine, just add a symlink to lib/bfd-plugins/. > > I'm using Debian packages. So, shouldn't this be the goal of the Debian > packages? Also, I don't see how this can be handled with several GCC > versions installed, as each GCC version has its own liblto_plugin.so. > > If one compiles with "-flto", then everything should be automatic to use the > right plugin as needed, without needing the end user to specify other > "configure" environment variables. Currently all liblto_plugin.so from all GCC versions can be used interchangeably. You can also add a symlink to LLVMgold.so in the same directory and binutils will load the correct plugin automatically.