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Re: libstdc++ compatibility
- To: hjl at lucon dot org (H.J. Lu)
- Subject: Re: libstdc++ compatibility
- From: Jason Merrill <jason at cygnus dot com>
- Date: 18 Oct 1998 18:51:44 -0700
- Cc: egcs at cygnus dot com
- References: <m0zV3Ch-000393C@ocean.lucon.org>
>>>>> H J Lu <hjl@lucon.org> writes:
>> They can. The reason RedHat didn't ship 1.1 was because they didn't want
>> another copy of libstdc++, not because they couldn't co-exist.
> What is wrong with a new libstdc++?
It can't be shared with processes using the old one. I don't personally
consider this a strong argument, and it looks like RedHat has changed their
position, too.
> Making libstdc++ in egcs 1.1 on RedHat thread-unsafe and not compatible
> with other Linux configurations is a very big mistake. I hope RedHat
> won't do that.
It doesn't look like they plan to.
Jason