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Re: libgcc problem
On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 11:33:49AM -0800, Matt Rhodes wrote:
> I have a question that is being passed on to me by a colleague so I don't have all of the exact
> details. But basically we have built an executable with gcc version 3.1.1 on our Red Hat 7.1
> system. When one of our customers attempts to run the executable on their Red Hat 7.3 system,
> they get an error that libgcc.so is missing. Why would this happen? Are we not linking correctly?
The libgcc_s.so file should be installed already on their system. It's
pretty standard. They can install it from their RH disks or download an
RPM, or you can give them a copy.
> Do we need to somehow link against the static version of the library when we build?
No, that generally causes Bad Things to happen in C++ programs.
Phil
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