diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
index e03095d..75bd325 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 	void extractBuildOptions(ref BuildSettings settings) const;
 
 	/// Adds the appropriate flag to set a target path
-	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform) const;
+	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string targetPath = null) const;
 
 	/// Invokes the compiler using the given flags
 	void invoke(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, void delegate(int, string) output_callback);
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index b4ef823..fc1faa9 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 		settings.dflags = newflags.data;
 	}
 
-	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform) const
+	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string tpath = null) const
 	{
 		final switch (settings.targetType) {
 			case TargetType.autodetect: assert(false, "Invalid target type: autodetect");
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@
 				break;
 		}
 
-		auto tpath = Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform);
-		settings.addDFlags("-of"~tpath.toNativeString());
+		if (tpath is null)
+			tpath = (Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform)).toNativeString();
+		settings.addDFlags("-of"~tpath);
 	}
 
 	void invoke(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, void delegate(int, string) output_callback)
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
index c213d38..d09b9fc 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 		settings.dflags = newflags.data;
 	}
 
-	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform) const
+	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string tpath = null) const
 	{
 		final switch (settings.targetType) {
 			case TargetType.autodetect: assert(false, "Invalid target type: autodetect");
@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@
 				break;
 		}
 
-		auto tpath = Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform);
-		settings.addDFlags("-o", tpath.toNativeString());
+		if (tpath is null)
+			tpath = (Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform)).toNativeString();
+		settings.addDFlags("-o", tpath);
 	}
 
 	void invoke(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, void delegate(int, string) output_callback)
@@ -188,7 +189,30 @@
 
 	void invokeLinker(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string[] objects, void delegate(int, string) output_callback)
 	{
-		assert(false, "Separate linking not implemented for GDC");
+		import std.string;
+		string[] args;
+		// As the user is supposed to call setTarget prior to invoke, -o target is already set.
+		if (settings.targetType == TargetType.staticLibrary || settings.targetType == TargetType.staticLibrary) {
+			auto tpath = extractTarget(settings.dflags);
+			assert(tpath !is null, "setTarget should be called before invoke");
+			args = [ "ar", "rcs", tpath ] ~ objects;
+		} else {
+			args = platform.compiler ~ objects ~ settings.sourceFiles ~ settings.lflags ~ settings.dflags.filter!(f => isLinkageFlag(f)).array;
+			version(linux) args ~= "-L--no-as-needed"; // avoids linker errors due to libraries being speficied in the wrong order by DMD
+		}
+		logDiagnostic("%s", args.join(" "));
+		invokeTool(args, output_callback);
+	}
+}
+
+private string extractTarget(const string[] args) { auto i = args.countUntil("-o"); return i >= 0 ? args[i+1] : null; }
+
+private bool isLinkageFlag(string flag) {
+	switch (flag) {
+		case "-c":
+			return false;
+		default:
+			return true;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
index 0c39cec..f75caa8 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 		settings.dflags = newflags.data;
 	}
 
-	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform) const
+	void setTarget(ref BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string tpath = null) const
 	{
 		final switch (settings.targetType) {
 			case TargetType.autodetect: assert(false, "Invalid target type: autodetect");
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@
 				break;
 		}
 
-		auto tpath = Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform);
-		settings.addDFlags("-of"~tpath.toNativeString());
+		if (tpath is null)
+			tpath = (Path(settings.targetPath) ~ getTargetFileName(settings, platform)).toNativeString();
+		settings.addDFlags("-of"~tpath);
 	}
 
 	void invoke(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, void delegate(int, string) output_callback)
@@ -175,6 +176,6 @@
 
 	void invokeLinker(in BuildSettings settings, in BuildPlatform platform, string[] objects, void delegate(int, string) output_callback)
 	{
-		assert(false, "Separate linking not implemented for GDC");
+		assert(false, "Separate linking not implemented for LDC");
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index 9dee164..56a72a6 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -350,16 +350,17 @@
 	static string pathToObjName(string path) { return std.path.buildNormalizedPath(getcwd(), path~objSuffix)[1..$].replace("/", "."); }
 	/// Compile a single source file (srcFile), and write the object to objName.
 	static string compileUnit(string srcFile, string objName, BuildSettings bs, GeneratorSettings gs) {
-        Path tempobj = Path(bs.targetPath)~objName;
-        string objPath = tempobj.toNativeString();
-        bs.libs = null;
-        bs.lflags = null;
-        bs.addDFlags("-c", "-of"~objPath);
-        bs.sourceFiles = [ srcFile ];
-        gs.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(bs, BuildSetting.commandLine);
-        gs.compiler.invoke(bs, gs.platform, gs.compileCallback);
-        return objPath;
-    }
+		Path tempobj = Path(bs.targetPath)~objName;
+		string objPath = tempobj.toNativeString();
+		bs.libs = null;
+		bs.lflags = null;
+		bs.addDFlags("-c");
+		bs.sourceFiles = [ srcFile ];
+		gs.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(bs, BuildSetting.commandLine);
+		gs.compiler.setTarget(bs, gs.platform, objPath);
+		gs.compiler.invoke(bs, gs.platform, gs.compileCallback);
+		return objPath;
+	}
 
 	void buildWithCompiler(GeneratorSettings settings, BuildSettings buildsettings)
 	{
@@ -375,10 +376,6 @@
 		}
 		if (settings.buildMode == BuildMode.singleFile && generate_binary) {
 			auto lbuildsettings = buildsettings;
-			lbuildsettings.sourceFiles = is_static_library ? [] : lbuildsettings.sourceFiles.filter!(f=> f.isLinkerFile()).array;
-			settings.compiler.setTarget(lbuildsettings, settings.platform);
-			settings.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(lbuildsettings, BuildSetting.commandLineSeparate|BuildSetting.sourceFiles);
-
 			auto objs = appender!(string[])();
 			logInfo("Compiling using %s...", settings.platform.compilerBinary);
 			foreach (file; buildsettings.sourceFiles.filter!(f=>!isLinkerFile(f))) {
@@ -387,6 +384,9 @@
 			}
 
 			logInfo("Linking...");
+			lbuildsettings.sourceFiles = is_static_library ? [] : lbuildsettings.sourceFiles.filter!(f=> f.isLinkerFile()).array;
+			settings.compiler.setTarget(lbuildsettings, settings.platform);
+			settings.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(lbuildsettings, BuildSetting.commandLineSeparate|BuildSetting.sourceFiles);
 			settings.compiler.invokeLinker(lbuildsettings, settings.platform, objs.data, settings.linkCallback);
 
 		/*