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Asked: May 31, 20262026-05-31T16:18:22+00:00 2026-05-31T16:18:22+00:00

Under Linux I can issue a gcc -Wl,–defsym,main=main_x .. However in Mac OSX 10

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Under Linux I can issue a

gcc -Wl,--defsym,main=main_x ..

However in Mac OSX 10 I get an error

ld: unknown option: --defsym

Does anyone know an switch for Mac’s gcc that is similar to –defsym ?

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    2026-05-31T16:18:23+00:00Added an answer on May 31, 2026 at 4:18 pm

    -alias is the closest equivalent I could find:

    -Wl,-alias,_main,_main_x
    

    Note that it uses “raw” symbol names, so you have to prefix everything with an underscore.

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