> E.g. ideally we'd drop libpthread.a, librt.a, libstdc++.a, libgfortran.a, > libboost*.a, all GUI libs that have also *.so libs, etc. libstdc++.a must stay in Fedora Core. libstdc++ is not compatible AT ALL across versions, and there are _many_. g++ has not learned or implemented a stable ABI (application binary interface); the "name mangling" to encode types is not even stable yet. In fact, the best advice is that libstdc++ MUST be linked static for any "portable" program. The mechnanism for doing so isn't obvious; '-Wl,-Bstatic -lstdc++ -Wl,-Bdynamic' is not sufficient. Instead use: ln -s `g++ --print-file-name=libstdc++.a` . g++ -m386 -L. file.cpp rm libstdc++.a See http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.development.apps/browse_thread/thread/a0859ce6cfebb9f5/ba5e8db73b87e97f?lnk=st&q=libstdc%2B%2B+group%3A*linux*+author%3APaul+author%3APluzhnikov+%22you%27d+think+that%22&rnum=1#ba5e8db73b87e97f Even libgcc_s has a couple more years before it can be considered stable. -- -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
