GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.20.51.20100917
  Supported emulations:
   i386pe
using external linker script:
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OUTPUT_FORMAT(pei-i386)
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attempt to open cygwin.def succeeded
attempt to open assert.o succeeded
assert.o
....cropped....

Creating library file: cygdll.a/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-cygwin/4.6.0/../../../../i686-pc-
cygwin/bin/ld: BFD (GNU Binutils) 2.20.51.20100917 assertion fail linker.c:2678
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-cygwin/4.6.0/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: final link failed: 
Section has no contents
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status