The lto plugin currently requires a bootstrap compiler with visibility support:
/vol/gcc/src/gcc-lto/lto-plugin/../gcc/lto/common.c:25: warning: visibility attribute not supported in this configuration; ignored Since it is built with -Werror, this causes a bootstrap failure if that support is missing. This causes problems for Solaris, since the necessary support only went in in December last year. -- Summary: lto-plugin requires visibility support Product: gcc Version: lto Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: bootstrap AssignedTo: dnovillo at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: ro at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.11 GCC host triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.11 GCC target triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.11 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39020