"David Carter-Hitchin" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > If compiling with GCC on another platform, say Solaris or HP-UX, can > anyone say if it is better, worse or no different if the native linker is > used > instead of GNU ld? Again, this question is more appropriate for binutils@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx If you pick a particular platform, and ask there, you may get an answer. In general the GNU linker and the native linker don't have exactly the same features for any given platform. Where it matters for gcc, the --with-gnu-ld configure option may make a difference. Ian