** Description changed: - clang-3.3/3.4 cannot link a simple binaries if -flto option is used (in + clang-3.3/3.4 cannot link a simple binary if -flto option is used (in order to enable link-time-optimization), probably due to incorrect packaging of LLVMgold.so which can be found in /usr/lib/llvm-<version>/lib/LLVMgold.so, however the gold linker only searchs /usr/lib for LLVMgold.so The following command clearly shows the problem: - user@ubuntu:/tmp$ echo 'int main() {}' | clang -xc - -flto -v + user@ubuntu:/tmp$ echo 'int main() {}' | clang -xc - -flto -v Ubuntu clang version 3.4-1ubuntu1 (trunk) (based on LLVM 3.4) Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Thread model: posix - "/usr/bin/clang" -cc1 -triple x86_64-pc-linux-gnu -emit-llvm-bc -disable-free -disable-llvm-verifier -main-file-name - -mrelocation-model static -mdisable-fp-elim -fmath-errno -masm-verbose -mconstructor-aliases -munwind-tables -fuse-init-array -target-cpu x86-64 -target-linker-version 2.23.52.20130727 -v -resource-dir /usr/bin/../lib/clang/3.4 -internal-isystem /usr/local/include -internal-isystem /usr/bin/../lib/clang/3.4/include -internal-isystem /usr/include/clang/3.4/include/ -internal-externc-isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu -internal-externc-isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu -internal-externc-isystem /usr/include -fdebug-compilation-dir /tmp -ferror-limit 19 -fmessage-length 105 -mstackrealign -fobjc-runtime=gcc -fobjc-default-synthesize-properties -fdiagnostics-show-option -fcolor-diagnostics -backend-option -vectorize-loops -o /tmp/--5RQxuk.o -x c - + "/usr/bin/clang" -cc1 -triple x86_64-pc-linux-gnu -emit-llvm-bc -disable-free -disable-llvm-verifier -main-file-name - -mrelocation-model static -mdisable-fp-elim -fmath-errno -masm-verbose -mconstructor-aliases -munwind-tables -fuse-init-array -target-cpu x86-64 -target-linker-version 2.23.52.20130727 -v -resource-dir /usr/bin/../lib/clang/3.4 -internal-isystem /usr/local/include -internal-isystem /usr/bin/../lib/clang/3.4/include -internal-isystem /usr/include/clang/3.4/include/ -internal-externc-isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu -internal-externc-isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu -internal-externc-isystem /usr/include -fdebug-compilation-dir /tmp -ferror-limit 19 -fmessage-length 105 -mstackrealign -fobjc-runtime=gcc -fobjc-default-synthesize-properties -fdiagnostics-show-option -fcolor-diagnostics -backend-option -vectorize-loops -o /tmp/--5RQxuk.o -x c - clang -cc1 version 3.4 based upon LLVM 3.4 default target x86_64-pc-linux-gnu ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/bin/../lib/clang/3.4/include" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: - /usr/local/include - /usr/include/clang/3.4/include - /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu - /usr/include + /usr/local/include + /usr/include/clang/3.4/include + /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu + /usr/include End of search list. - "/usr/bin/ld" -z relro --hash-style=gnu --build-id --eh-frame-hdr -m elf_x86_64 -dynamic-linker /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 -o a.out /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8 -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu -L/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -L/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../.. -L/lib -L/usr/lib -plugin /usr/bin/../lib/LLVMgold.so -plugin-opt=mcpu=x86-64 /tmp/--5RQxuk.o -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed -lc -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crtn.o + "/usr/bin/ld" -z relro --hash-style=gnu --build-id --eh-frame-hdr -m elf_x86_64 -dynamic-linker /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 -o a.out /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8 -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu -L/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -L/lib/../lib64 -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../.. -L/lib -L/usr/lib -plugin /usr/bin/../lib/LLVMgold.so -plugin-opt=mcpu=x86-64 /tmp/--5RQxuk.o -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed -lc -lgcc --as-needed -lgcc_s --no-as-needed /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crtn.o /usr/bin/ld: /usr/bin/../lib/LLVMgold.so: error loading plugin: /usr/bin/../lib/LLVMgold.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation) Ubuntu release 13.10 BTW, there are other issues related to link-time-optimization on ubuntu, probably upstream bugs.
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