I was in a hurry and passed the wrong arguments to gcc and this is what happened (proper execution would have been: `gcc -g -o ft format_test.c'):
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ gcc -o -g ft format_test.c ft(.data+0x8): multiple definition of `__dso_handle' /usr/lib/crtbegin.o(.data+0x0): first defined here ft(.init+0x0): In function `_init': /usr/src/lib/csu/amd64/crti.S:31: multiple definition of `_init' /usr/lib/crti.o(.init+0x0):/usr/src/lib/csu/amd64/crti.S:31: first defined here ft(.data+0x0): multiple definition of `__progname' /usr/lib/crt1.o(.data+0x0):/usr/src/lib/csu/amd64/crt1.c:61: first defined here ft(.text+0x0): In function `_start': /usr/src/lib/csu/amd64/crt1.c:61: multiple definition of `_start' /usr/lib/crt1.o(.text+0x0):/usr/src/lib/csu/amd64/crt1.c:61: first defined here ft(.fini+0x0): In function `_fini': /usr/src/lib/csu/amd64/crti.S:38: multiple definition of `_fini' /usr/lib/crti.o(.fini+0x0): first defined here /var/tmp//ccHhrlAz.o(.text+0x0): In function `main': : multiple definition of `main' ft(.text+0x100): first defined here /usr/lib/crt1.o(.dynamic+0x0): In function `_start': /usr/src/lib/csu/amd64/crt1.c:61: multiple definition of `_DYNAMIC' ft(.dynamic+0x0): first defined here /usr/lib/crt1.o(.got.plt+0x0): In function `_start': /usr/src/lib/csu/amd64/crt1.c:61: multiple definition of `_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_' ft(.got+0x0): first defined here gcc: Internal error: Segmentation fault: 11 (program ld) Please submit a full bug report. See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ ld --version GNU ld version 2.15 [FreeBSD] 2004-05-23 Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. This program has absolutely no warranty. This doesn't occur with gcc v4.3.0 and the version of ld released with Fedora 9. -- Summary: Improperly parsing -g -o causes bad info to be passed to ld on FreeBSD and ld segfaults Product: gcc Version: 4.2.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: trivial Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: yanegomi at gmail dot com GCC build triplet: amd64-undermydesk-freebsd GCC host triplet: amd64-undermydesk-freebsd GCC target triplet: amd64-undermydesk-freebsd http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38231