https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=86490
--- Comment #8 from Alexander Monakov <amonakov at gcc dot gnu.org> --- (In reply to H.J. Lu from comment #7) > It is to be consistent for common symbol linked against .a or .so. That seems like a really strange reason because without --whole-archive there are other ways to arrive at an apparent "inconsistency", while with --whole-archive there's no need for special treatment as the "consistent" result is achieved automatically.
