@@ -231,10 +231,9 @@ check_cpp(){

 check_ld(){

     log check_ld "$@"

-    cat >$TMPC

-    log_file $TMPC

-    log $cc $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS "$@" -o $TMPE $TMPC $extralibs

-    $cc $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS "$@" -o $TMPE $TMPC $extralibs >>$logfile 2>&1

+    check_cc || return

+    log $cc $LDFLAGS "$@" -o $TMPE $TMPO $extralibs

+    $cc $LDFLAGS "$@" -o $TMPE $TMPO $extralibs >>$logfile 2>&1

 }

 check_cflags(){