https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=90392
--- Comment #11 from ohaiziejohwahkeezuoz at xff dot cz --- Try this: touch a.a a.o gcc -save-temps -Wl,-debug -o a a.o a.a -ldl Outputs: ... /usr/bin/ld -plugin /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0/liblto_plugin.so -plugin-opt=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0/lto-wrapper -plugin-opt=-fresolution=-ldl.res -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s --build-id --eh-frame-hdr --hash-style=gnu -m elf_x86_64 -dynamic-linker /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 -pie -o a /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0/../../../../lib/Scrt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0/../../../../lib/crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0/crtbeginS.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0 -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0/../../../../lib -L/lib/../lib -L/usr/lib/../lib -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0/../../.. a.o a.a -ldl -lgcc --push-state --as-needed -lgcc_s --pop-state -lc -lgcc --push-state --as-needed -lgcc_s --pop-state /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0/crtendS.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0/../../../../lib/crtn.o /usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/9.3.0/../../../../lib/Scrt1.o: in function `_start': (.text+0x24): undefined reference to `main' Notice the: ... -plugin-opt=-fresolution=-ldl.res ...