[BUG] ld behavior varies for C++ static initializer depending on .a or .o input

[Ulrich Drepper]

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Zack Weinberg wrote:

> I'd like to point out that while this is true for static (.a)
> libraries, it is not true for shared (.so) libraries -- the linker
> generates DT_NEEDED entries for every shared library on the command
> line, whether or not they satisfy undefined symbols.  Personally I
> consider this a bug.

Agreed, I argued like that for years.  If somebody wants the DSO
included s/he can use -u to create and artificial dependency.

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