Knowing if --enable-libstdcxx-filesystem-ts has been passed to the configure in the AIX config Makefile would require a lot of change in libstdc++ Makefiles. Thus, it's easier to ignore errors when retrieving objects and check their existence before adding them. libstdc++/Changelog: 2020-09-22 Clement Chigot  * config/os/aix/t-aix: Add complementary mode object file to libstdc++fs.a Clément Chigot ATOS Bull SAS 1 rue de Provence - 38432 Échirolles - France