This doesnt generate the missing _xstat warnings: /* GNU ld script Use the shared library, but some functions are only in the static library, so try that secondarily. */ GROUP ( /lib/libc.so.6 /lib/ld-2.2 /lib/libc_p.a /lib/libc_nonshared.a ) The original suggestion in the FAQ was: GROUP ( libc.so.6 ld.so.1 libc.a ) or in ix86/Linux and alpha/Linux: GROUP ( libc.so.6 ld-linux.so.2 libc.a ) -- jkenner @ mindspring . com__ I Support Linux: _> _ _ |_ _ _ _| Working Together To <__(_||_)| )| `(_|(_)(_| To Build A Better Future. |