http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52689
--- Comment #2 from Jens Maurer <jens.maurer at gmx dot net> 2012-03-23 20:13:11 UTC --- $ find /usr/lib -name "libstdc++.a" /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/32/libstdc++.a /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/libstdc++.a /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.5/libstdc++.a However, these old libstdc++.a files are NOT used: g++ -Wl,--verbose x.cc -static-libstdc++ GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.21.53.20110810 ... attempt to open /usr/local/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/crtbegin.o succeeded /usr/local/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/crtbegin.o attempt to open /home/jmaurer/tmp/cc0s7Nqc.o succeeded /home/jmaurer/tmp/cc0s7Nqc.o attempt to open /usr/local/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/libstdc++.a failed attempt to open /usr/local/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/../../../../lib64/libstdc++.a succeeded (/usr/local/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/../../../../lib64/libstdc++.a)globals_io.o ... The libstdc++.a file used is the one installed today: $ ls -lL /usr/local/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/../../../../lib64/libstdc++.a -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16227426 2012-03-23 13:31 /usr/local/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/../../../../lib64/libstdc++.a
