Version info for clang++: Apple LLVM version 4.2 (clang-425.0.28) (based on LLVM 3.2svn) Target: x86_64-apple-darwin12.4.1 Thread model: posix OS X version: 10.8.4 Steps to reproduce: Download and unzip http://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-0.7.tar.gz in rust-0.7 directory: ./configure make make install Then compile a simple rust program (hello world will do): rustc hello.rs "warning: no debug symbols in executable (-arch x86_64)" is displayed, instead of silently succeeding.