Ld sym/Release-assert/machocheck normal x86_64
    cd /usr/src/Xcode-8.2.1/ld64-274.2
    export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.12
    /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang++ -arch x86_64 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk -L/usr/src/Xcode-8.2.1/ld64-274.2/sym/Release-assert -F/usr/src/Xcode-8.2.1/ld64-274.2/sym/Release-assert -filelist /usr/src/Xcode-8.2.1/ld64-274.2/obj/ld64.build/Release-assert/machocheck.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/machocheck.LinkFileList -mmacosx-version-min=10.12 -Xlinker -object_path_lto -Xlinker /usr/src/Xcode-8.2.1/ld64-274.2/obj/ld64.build/Release-assert/machocheck.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/machocheck_lto.o -stdlib=libc++ -stdlib=libc++ -Xlinker -dependency_info -Xlinker /usr/src/Xcode-8.2.1/ld64-274.2/obj/ld64.build/Release-assert/machocheck.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/machocheck_dependency_info.dat -o /usr/src/Xcode-8.2.1/ld64-274.2/sym/Release-assert/machocheck

=== BUILD AGGREGATE TARGET all OF PROJECT ld64 WITH THE DEFAULT CONFIGURATION (Release-assert) ===

Check dependencies

** BUILD SUCCEEDED **

sh-3.2# cp sym/Release-assert/ld /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/
sh-3.2# clang -o test test.c -nostdlib   -Wl,-static -v
Apple LLVM version 8.0.0 (clang-800.0.42.1)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin16.7.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin
 "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/clang" -cc1 -triple x86_64-apple-macosx10.12.0 -Wdeprecated-objc-isa-usage -Werror=deprecated-objc-isa-usage -emit-obj -mrelax-all -disable-free -disable-llvm-verifier -discard-value-names -main-file-name test.c -mrelocation-model pic -pic-level 2 -mthread-model posix -mdisable-fp-elim -masm-verbose -munwind-tables -target-cpu penryn -target-linker-version 274.2 -v -dwarf-column-info -debugger-tuning=lldb -resource-dir /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/../lib/clang/8.0.0 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk -fdebug-compilation-dir /usr/src/Xcode-8.2.1/ld64-274.2 -ferror-limit 19 -fmessage-length 178 -stack-protector 1 -fblocks -fobjc-runtime=macosx-10.12.0 -fencode-extended-block-signature -fmax-type-align=16 -fdiagnostics-show-option -fcolor-diagnostics -o /var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T/test-a2cc15.o -x c test.c
clang -cc1 version 8.0.0 (clang-800.0.42.1) default target x86_64-apple-darwin16.7.0
ignoring nonexistent directory "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/Library/Frameworks"
#include "..." search starts here:
#include <...> search starts here:
 /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/usr/local/include
 /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/../lib/clang/8.0.0/include
 /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include
 /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/usr/include
 /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks (framework directory)
End of search list.
 "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/ld" -demangle -dynamic -arch x86_64 -macosx_version_min 10.12.0 -syslibroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk -o test /var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T/test-a2cc15.o -static
Library search paths:
	/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/usr/lib
	/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/usr/local/lib
Framework search paths:
	/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/
[Logging ld64 options]	-demangle
[Logging ld64 options]	-dynamic
[Logging ld64 options]	-arch
[Logging ld64 options]	-macosx_version_min
[Logging ld64 options]	-syslibroot
[Logging ld64 options]	-o
not found: /var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T/test-a2cc15.tbd
[Logging for XBS] not found library: '/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T/test-a2cc15.tbd'
[Logging for XBS] found library: '/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T/test-a2cc15.o'
[Logging ld64 options]	-static
/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T/test-a2cc15.o
symbol '_main', -rename_section mapped it to __TEXT_EXEC/__text
deduplication saved 0 bytes of __text
           ld total time:    2.0 milliseconds ( 100.0%)
     option parsing time:    0.9 milliseconds (  46.3%)
  object file processing:    0.0 milliseconds (   3.4%)
         resolve symbols:    0.3 milliseconds (  18.5%)
         build atom list:    0.0 milliseconds (   0.0%)
                 passess:    0.1 milliseconds (   6.1%)
            write output:    0.5 milliseconds (  25.6%)
pageins=0, pageouts=0, faults=120
processed   1 object files,  totaling             600 bytes
processed   0 archive files, totaling               0 bytes
processed   0 dylib files
wrote output file            totaling           8,264 bytes
sh-3.2#
this is a very simple test when linking against dylibs and static files more complex programs work somewhat but the code that parses dylibs needs work. i think i'm going to start again and do this with a clear head today, but, this is showing that my ld64 revision actually works and output here a truly 100% static macho file with no deps on libsystem or anything else