https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=78795
--- Comment #10 from Markus Trippelsdorf <trippels at gcc dot gnu.org> --- You can find that directory by: % echo "int main(){}" | g++ -x c++ - && strace nm 2>&1 | grep bfd-plugins On my system: % ls -l /usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/binutils-bin/lib/bfd-plugins/ total 8 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 65 Oct 1 15:31 liblto_plugin.so.0.0.0 -> /usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/7.0.0/liblto_plugin.so.0.0.0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Jun 3 2016 LLVMgold.so -> /usr/local/lib64/LLVMgold.so