Bob Rossi <bob@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Does it make sense to link in libstdc++.a and leave libgcc > shared? The goal is maximum portability between different linux > environments. It makes sense if you do not plan to dlopen any shared libraries which themselves depend on libstdc++.so. > I'm hoping this will keep the c++ shared library symbols private, > but allow the exception handling to work on the system the software > is run on. That by itself won't necessarily keep the C++ shared library symbols private. To ensure that they are private you would need to use a version script a link time. Ian