On 4 April 2011 17:20, Michael Hennebry <hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 4 Apr 2011, Ian Malone wrote: > >> I think there have been suggestions that it's time to start having >> libm linked in gcc by default as the space saving (its purpose a very >> long time ago) is tiny. > > That is rather part of the idea behind a library: > You don't link what you don't need. > A user that desires can replace libm with > something better for his purpose. > Yes, but what would you suggest for 'something better' with x86_64 linux as the target which is typically dynamically linked? libm is a bit of a historical anomaly as it supplies functions which are part of the C standard, but not in the standard library. -- imalone -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
