https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87380
--- Comment #13 from mrs at gcc dot gnu.org <mrs at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Ah, yes, likely it would be ar that has changed. Anyway, the ld version is a cheap indirect proxy for bugs in ar. We're likely to get new ar versions with new ld versions. A real config test is fine as well.