On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Xin Tong <xerox.time.tech@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> I am looking for an older version of gcc ( gcc version 3.4.X). I can >> not find it in my os software repository. therefore i decide to >> download the source and compile it myself. I am looking at this >> download link and have a few questions. >> >> 1. does gcc-3.4.2.tar.bz2 include all the other tars (i.e. >> gcc-g++-3.4.2.tar.bz2 ). > > Yes. > >> 2. if i compile the gcc in gcc-3.4.2.tar.bz2, is libc going to be >> compiled as well ? there are also other libraries such as libstdc++, >> is it going to be compiled. > > GCC includes the C++ library, libstdc++, but it does not include a C > library. > >> 3. is it possible to link again a library compiled by other versions >> of gcc (i.e. a program compiled with gcc 3.4.4 and links it with >> library that comes with gcc-4.4.6 ) ? >> >> http://gcc.skazkaforyou.com/releases/gcc-3.4.2/ > > In general, yes. For pure C code, yes. For C++ code, some caveats may > apply. > This is the reason why gcc contains a c++ library, but no need for C library ? what kind of caveats , like different mangling styles ? > Ian
