Hi Here's the test case: gcc -v -x c /dev/null -o /dev/null -Wl,--verbose -v 2>&1 | sed -e '/OUTPUT_ARCH/q' And here's the bug report filed against GCC which has been closed claiming it's a binutils problem: http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17134 Comments? Thanks Greg