[plug] gcc toolchain problem

[Cameron Patrick]

Carl Gherardi wrote:

> I know i've told it to link libm, I figure there must be a way for the
> gcc toolchain to only create dynamic links in the resulting binary iff
> the binary calls functions from within it, but cant figure out how.
> 
> Any ideas?

I've seen programmes which use scary shell script fragments which
repeatedly invoke the linker, removing libraries until it stops
linking correctly.  IIRC either Vim or Emacs does this.

I presume there's a good reason you can't just link only to the
libraries you actually use?

Cameron