Hi, For sh4-unknown-linux target, libgcc_s.so is not symbolic link but linker script that is
GROUP ( libgcc_s.so.1 libgcc.a ) I hear this is because some functions are not included in libgcc_s.so.1 and they are only in libgcc.a. But now, "gcc -v -o hello hello.c" gives following output on linking phase. /usr/libexec/gcc/sh4-unknown-linux/4.1.0/collect2 --eh-frame-hdr -m shlelf_linux -dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 -o hello /usr/lib/gcc/sh4-unknown-linux/4.1.0/../../../crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/sh4-unknown-linux/4.1.0/../../../crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/sh4-unknown-linux/4.1.0/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/sh4-unknown-linux/4.1.0 -L/usr/lib/gcc/sh4-unknown-linux/4.1.0 -L/usr/lib/gcc/sh4-unknown-linux/4.1.0/../../.. /tmp/ccer52C9.o -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed -lc -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed /usr/lib/gcc/sh4-unknown-linux/4.1.0/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/sh4-unknown-linux/4.1.0/../../../crtn.o It seems that libgcc.a is linked automatically, so it would be work if libgcc_s.so is a symbolic link to libgcc_s.so.1. If libgcc_s.so were symbolic link, unneeded dependency on libgcc_s.so.1 would not be written to the executable. ( '--as-needed' seems not work for linker script ) SUGIOKA Toshinobu
