diffutils 3.2 oslevel -s 7100-03-05-1524 xlc is 12.1.0.3 CFLAGS cut back to not attempt optimization compiler run as xlc_r "Invokes the compiler for C source files. This command supports all of the ISO C99 standard features, and most IBM language extensions. This invocation is recommended for all applications." reference: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGH2K_12.1.0/com.ibm.xlc121.aix.doc/compiler_ref/tucmpinv.html?lang=en PATH /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/etc:/usr/sbin:/usr/ucb:/home/buildsw/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:.:/usr/vac/bin:/usr/vacpp/bin OBJECT_MODE 64 CC xlc_r CFLAGS -qmaxmem=-1 -qarch=pwr7 -qtune=pwr7 -qcache=auto -DSYSV -D_AIX -D_AIX71 -D_ALL_SOURCE -DFUNCPROTO=15 -O5 -I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS -L/usr/local/lib64 -L/usr/local/lib -bmaxdata:0x80000000 -brtl LIBS CPPFLAGS CXX xlc++_r CXXFLAGS -I/usr/local/include make [chomp] CC sdiff.o CCLD sdiff ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: @4@null_action ld: 0711-345 Use the -bloadmap or -bnoquiet option to obtain more information. 1586-347 (U) An error occurred during linking of the object produced by the IPA Link step. The link return code was 8. Makefile:1132: recipe for target 'sdiff' failed $ which ld /usr/bin/ld $ /usr/bin/ld -V /usr/bin/ld: LD 7.1.3(4/1/14)