http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56062
--- Comment #1 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2013-01-21 11:13:44 UTC --- Yes, but why? How many linkers do you have in a single directory? If you have different veersions of binutils in differnt paths then use -B to find them. The difficulty with ld and gold is they are installed side by side in the same dir. That's not a common problem, so why generalise for it? (Remember someone has to maintain the code, adding useless features just because it's possible isn't a good idea.)