Package: binutils-gold
Version: 2.20-1
Severity: normal
I tested different packages in debian and noticed that it always links against
some libraries which aren't used and I never specified. I also tested to use
--as-needed and it didn't change that weird behavior. This doesn't happen with
the old binutils linker
Example output from zlib:
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgcc_s.so.1 could be avoided if
"debian/zlib1g/usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.3.3" were not
uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 could be avoided if
"debian/zlib1g/usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.3.3" were
not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgcc_s.so.1 could be avoided if
"debian/zlib-bin/usr/bin/miniunzip debian/zlib-
bin/usr/bin/minizip" were not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its
symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 could be avoided if
"debian/zlib-bin/usr/bin/miniunzip
debian/zlib-bin/usr/bin/minizip" were not uselessly linked against it (they use
none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgcc_s.so.1 could be avoided if
"debian/zlib1g-udeb/usr/lib/libz.so.1.2.3.3" were
not uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on libgcc_s.so.1 could be avoided if
"debian/lib32z1/usr/lib32/libz.so.1.2.3.3" were not
uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: dependency on ld-linux.so.2 could be avoided if
"debian/lib32z1/usr/lib32/libz.so.1.2.3.3" were not
uselessly linked against it (they use none of its symbols).
I had also a different package which also linked against libICE without any
visible reason, but cannot find it again at the momentt
--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 2.6.31-1-amd64
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
500 unstable ftp.debian.org
500 unstable debian-multimedia.informatik.uni-erlangen.de
500 testing ftp.debian.org
500 stable ftp.debian.org
1 experimental ftp.debian.org
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
===========================-+-=============
libc6 (>= 2.3) | 2.10.1-3
libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) | 1:4.4.2-1
libstdc++6 (>= 4.3) | 4.4.2-1
zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) | 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-15
binutils (= 2.20-1) | 2.20-1
Package's Recommends field is empty.
Package's Suggests field is empty.
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