[Bug gcov-profile/51484] New: Can't create C++ executable with -profile-generate

[veksler at il dot ibm.com]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51484

             Bug #: 51484
           Summary: Can't create C++ executable with -profile-generate
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.7.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: gcov-profile
        AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org
        ReportedBy: veks...@il.ibm.com


Hello,

How can I turn profile driven optimizations with gcc-4.7.0 development version?
It used to work with gcc-4.6.x and before. I am trying to use the latest GCC
trunk:
$ /opt/gcc47-20111207/bin/g++ -v
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=/opt/gcc47-20111207/bin/g++
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/opt/gcc47-20111207/libexec/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/lto-wrapper
Target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../gcc-source/configure --prefix=/opt/gcc47-20111207
--enable-languages='c++ c'
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.7.0 20111206 (experimental) (GCC)


I have got two files:
// t.cpp
#include<iostream>
void f() { std::cout<<  "hello\n"; }


// t.cpp
void f();
int main() { f(); return 0; }


I compile them with:
$ rm -rf prof
$ /opt/gcc47-20111207/bin/g++ -c t.cpp -g -O2 -m32 -fprofile-generate=prof


$ /opt/gcc47-20111207/bin/g++ -c t2.cpp -g -O2 -m32 -fprofile-generate=prof

$ /opt/gcc47-20111207/bin/g++ -O2 t2.o t.o -g -m32 -fprofile-generate=prof

and I get:
========= begin ====
/home/me/t2.cpp:3: undefined reference to
`__gcov0__ZStlsISt11char_traitsIcEERSt13basic_ostreamIcT_ES5_PKc'
/home/me/t2.cpp:3: undefined reference to
`__gcov0__ZStlsISt11char_traitsIcEERSt13basic_ostreamIcT_ES5_PKc'
t2.o: In function `operator<<  <std::char_traits<char>  >':
/opt/gcc47-20111207/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/../../../../include/c++/4.7.0/ostream:515:
undefined reference to
`__gcov0__ZStlsISt11char_traitsIcEERSt13basic_ostreamIcT_ES5_PKc'
/opt/gcc47-20111207/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/../../../../include/c++/4.7.0/ostream:515:
undefined reference to
`__gcov0__ZStlsISt11char_traitsIcEERSt13basic_ostreamIcT_ES5_PKc'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
========== end ====


Neither adding -lgcov at the end nor adding
/opt/gcc47-20111207/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/32/libgcov.a
helps.