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> > PS. maybe it is time to get rid of collect2.exe in DJGPP port of
> > gcc.
> 
> I agree.  At the very least, we should retain collect2.exe, but
> disable it by default (i.e., the default link command will not invoke
> collect2).  Does that make sense?

There are still some C++ things that collect2 can do that ld can't.  I
don't recall exactly what offhand, but I have asked this question on
the gcc list before.