[Bug ld/31761] New: Linker deletes output file even if linking fails

[peter0x44 at disroot dot org]

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31761

            Bug ID: 31761
           Summary: Linker deletes output file even if linking fails
           Product: binutils
           Version: unspecified
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: ld
          Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
          Reporter: peter0x44 at disroot dot org
  Target Milestone: ---

For cases of compiler commands like:
gcc -o file.c -lm
file.c gets deleted, despite that the linking fails (undefined reference to
main)

gcc -fuse-ld=lld and -fuse-ld=mold don't have this problem, and the "output"
remains intact regardless of the mistake in the command.

Both BFD and gold will delete file.c in this case.

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