On 2 February 2010 22:47, Ian Lance Taylor <i...@google.com> wrote: > Jon <j...@jguk.org> writes: > >> Is there a way to get collect2 to save the temporary .c file it >> generates to have a look at it? I believe it may be the __main() >> function, with the -debug option it gives the attached >> gplusplus_collect2_log.txt, looking at the [/tmp/ccyBAI9V.c] file >> though it is empty, any ideas? > > Using -debug will direct collect2 to save the temporary .c file when > it creates one. However, in ordinary use on GNU/Linux, collect2 will > never generate a temporary .c file.
Hello Ian, Another reply for this old thread. I wondered, if collect2 is possibly not needed in normal use on GNU/Linux, could GCC be configured to call ld directly in those cases to save launching another binary. Best regards, Jon