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Re: [i386] Why g++ _always_ link an executable with libm.so?
On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 05:05:23PM -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 03:01:02AM +0500, Denis Zaitsev wrote:
> > I've found some strange behaviour of g++: if it's used to produce an
> > executable, i.e.:
> >
> > g++ xxx.C -o XXX
> >
> > then that XXX is linked with libm.so, regardless of the fact that math
> > is not used in the program. Also, libstdc++.so and libgcc_s.so are
> > linked too, even though they aren't needed as well.
> >
> > But if g++ is used to compilation only, and the link stage is done by
> > gcc or ld, i.e:
> >
> > g++ -c xxx.C -o xxx.o
> > gcc xxx.o -o XXX
> >
> > then neither of that 3 libs are linked (of course, if they aren't
> > needed).
> >
> > Why g++ does so? Is it intentional? Or how this can be solved?
>
> drow@nevyn:~% readelf -d /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 | grep NEEDED
> 0x00000001 (NEEDED) Shared library: [libm.so.6]
> 0x00000001 (NEEDED) Shared library: [libgcc_s.so.1]
> 0x00000001 (NEEDED) Shared library: [libc.so.6]
Thanks.
> Libstdc++ needs libm.
Then the other questions:
a) why g++ assumes that libstdc++ is always needed?
b) why is libm _always_ needed by libstdc++? It's rather strange.
BTW, the same happens with Ada and libgnat - if I compile GCC from
scratch, then libgnat.so NEED libm. But libgnat from, say, Debian
doesnt do so - it NEED libgcc_s.so only. Where are some things
messed?