http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53282
--- Comment #14 from Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-05-09 13:45:15 UTC --- (In reply to comment #11) > if I add -fuse-linker-plugin I get > c++: error: -fuse-linker-plugin is not supported in this configuration > > my understanding was that since 4.6 linker-plugin was not required anymore for > lto Since GCC 4.6 a linker-plugin is used automatically if a suitable linker is found. If that doesn't work for you that means the configure check "linker plugin support" fails - you have to check why. Did you build binutils with support for plugins?
