shared libraries linked into executable when they are not neccessary

[Tom Kacvinsky]

Hi,

Not sure if this is the right list for asking this question.  If it's not,
please point me to the right list.

I am confused as to why a shared library - which isn't needed by
an executable - is linked in.

I am using binutils 2.39

The link line contains

-fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-Map,map.txt -Wl,--cref

When I look at map.txt, I cannot find why the shared library is
necessary.  What should I look for?

This is happening with binutils 2.45 as well.

Thanks,

Tom
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