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I'm running Linux on a x86_64 CPU.
Consider a text file named hello_world.c, whose contents are (6 lines):

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
printf("Hello world.\n");
}

Consider the following two commands, intended to create
a standalone no-libraries (static) executable:

gcc -c hello_world.c
ld -m elf_x86_64 -s -o hello_world hello_world.o /usr/lib64/libc.a

Why does ld fail? How do I force ld to do it?
To put it another way: how do a make standalong static C programs?