James Trickel writes: > > On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 15:23 +0100, Andrew Haley wrote: > > James Trickel writes: > > > g++: v3.4.2 > > > OS : Solaris 8 sparc > > > specs : see attached > > > > > > I am trying to compile c++ programs and shared libraries without the > > > libstdc++.so.6 and libgcc_s.so.1 dependencies. > > > > What for? > > The systems we are deploying to will not have development libraries. They aren't development libraries. They are essential runtime libraries. In particular, libgcc_s.so.1 cotains > > > # ldd *.so > > > libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/local/lib/libstdc++.so.6 > > > libgcc_s.so.1 => /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 > > > > > > # ldd (binary) > > > (same results as above) > > > > > > I have tweaked the /usr/local/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/3.4.2/specs > > > file before to remove the libgcc_s.so dependency by tweaking the > > > '*libgcc' line. Now the libgcc_s.so.1 dependency for binaries compiled > > > with 'gcc' have been removed. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > How is that going to work? You *need* those libraries. > > Well, so far it has worked just fine with the binaries we created that > do not have the dependencies anymore. Let me see if I understand: you have somehow managed to create binaries that use C++ but still work without the C++ runtime library installed? So, what does 'ldd' on your executable say now? Andrew.