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Re: gcc3 ABI compatibility?
- From: Michael VanLoon <michaelv at yahoo-inc dot com>
- To: <gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:45:31 -0700
- Subject: Re: gcc3 ABI compatibility?
Anyone?
On 6/3/08 4:37 PM, "Michael VanLoon" <michaelv@yahoo-inc.com> wrote:
> Hello
>
> Have there been compatibility-breaking changes to the ABI among the
> different versions of gcc3?
>
> In other words, say I build a C++ library with some exported class
> interfaces and such. I use a version of gcc3 (maybe 3.4.6), then upgrade it
> to a later version of gcc3 (maybe 3.5.1). Will the libraries break if I
> compile new client code against the library built with the older compiler?
>
> I believe this falls into two areas, the name-mangling of the compiler
> itself with C++ classes, and the potential changes in libstdc++.
>
> Is there anywhere these ABI-breaking changes are documented?
>
> Thanks!
> - Michael
>