Global constructors aren't being called
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   "I've installed gcc and it almost works, but constructors and
destructors for global objects and objects at file scope aren't being
called.  What did I do wrong?"

   It appears that you are running on a platform that requires you to
install either "collect2" or the GNU linker, and you have done neither.
For more information, see the section discussing the GNU linker (
See use GNU linker?).

   On Solaris 2.x, you shouldn't need a collect program and GNU ld
doesn't run.  If your global constructors aren't being called, you may
need to install a patch, available from Sun, to fix your linker.  The
number of the "jumbo patch" that applies is 101409-03.  Thanks to
Russell Street (r.street@auckland.ac.nz) for this info.

   It appears that on IRIX, the collect2 program is not being installed
by default during the installation process, though it is required; you
can install it manually by executing

     make install-collect2

   from the gcc source directory after installing the compiler.  (I'm
not certain for which versions of gcc this problem occurs, and whether
it is still present).