[Bug libstdc++/60936] [5/6/7 Regression] Binary code bloat with std::string

[jakub at gcc dot gnu.org]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60936

--- Comment #24 from Jakub Jelinek <jakub at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
Have you tried linking with -Wl,--gc-sections ?