flags.Parse()
	counter.Inc("asm/invocations")
	counter.CountFlags("asm/flag:", *flag.CommandLine)

	architecture := arch.Set(GOARCH, *flags.Shared || *flags.Dynlink)
	if architecture == nil {
		log.Fatalf("unrecognized architecture %s", GOARCH)
	}
	ctxt := obj.Linknew(architecture.LinkArch)
	ctxt.CompressInstructions = flags.DebugFlags.CompressInstructions != 0
	ctxt.Debugasm = flags.PrintOut
	ctxt.Debugvlog = flags.DebugV