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This issue exists to track the necessity of a workaround for this bug in the compiler.

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steveklabnik commented on Feb 2, 2016

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Triage: unsure if there's been any change.

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mati865 commented on Aug 11, 2020

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@rustbot modify labels: -O-windows +O-windows-gnu

Fixed in Binutils 2.34: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17321
There is reliable workaround for older versions: TheRyuu/FFmpeg@91b668a
LLD was never affected.

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mati865 commented on Feb 17, 2023

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AFAIK this is fixed in Binutils shipped on recent nightly builds.

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