https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=82696
Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords| |diagnostic Status|UNCONFIRMED |WAITING Last reconfirmed| |2017-10-24 Ever confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #3 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> --- I can't reproduce this: mp$ gcc hello hello: file not recognized: File format not recognized collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status You're missing the necessary information for us to understand the report: https://gcc.gnu.org/bugs/ N.B. GCC 4.9.2 is unsupported, bugs will only be fixed in supported releases (currently the GCC 6 and GCC 7 series).