Linker error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc_s

Question

I am trying to compile symlinks (tar.gz-file), which is a very small tool with one line for compilation:

gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -N -s -o symlinks symlinks.c

which gives the error

.... /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc_s /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc_s collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

The output of

/sbin/ldconfig -p | grep libgcc

is

libgcc_s.so.1 (libc6) => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1

and trying to include the mentioned directory directly

gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -L /lib/i386-linux-gnu/ -O2 -N -s -o symlinks symlinks.c

produces the same error.

Three questions:

Why does it not work with the first command, as the lib seems to be in the search path
Why does including the path itself does not help
How to fix this?

EDIT: The original command is as posted in the edited question. — Alex
– Alex, Commented Nov 13, 2013 at 16:17
I found the solution in the meantime, thanks for making your suggestion. — Alex
– Alex, Commented Nov 13, 2013 at 16:43

Alex · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-13 16:42:32Z

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Solution: Omitting the option -N.

answered Nov 13, 2013 at 16:42

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