egcs 1.1.1: apparently multiple library inclusion??

[Lorens Kockum <lk-egcs-gen at bigears dot solsoft dot com>]

Hi, I just installed egcs for evaluation, and I have a bit of a
problem during linking.

At first, compiling my existing C and C++ code, no problems.
Then I spent two days adding in STL lists, compiling the object
files as I went, with (finally, at least ;-)) no errors.  (No, I
did not forget the make clean...)

The first errors that come out of the linker are:
% ./display_npl.o: In function `int lexicographical_compare_3way<signed char const *, signed char const *>(signed char const *, signed char const *, signed char const *, signed char const *)':
% /usr/include/g++-2/stl_algobase.h(.text+0x0): multiple definition of `operator new(unsigned int, void *)'
% ./main.o(.text+0x0):/usr/include/g++-2/stl_algobase.h: first defined here
% ./display_npl.o: In function `operator new [](unsigned int, void *)':
% /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/egcs-2.91.60/include/new:43: multiple definition of `operator new [](unsigned int, void *)'
% ./main.o:/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/egcs-2.91.60/include/new:43: first defined here
% ./display_npl.o: In function `ios::init(streambuf *, ostream *)':
% /usr/include/g++-2/streambuf.h:469: multiple definition of `ios::init(streambuf *, ostream *)'
% ./main.o:/usr/include/g++-2/streambuf.h:469: first defined here

I don't get it.  Does this mean that the offending definitions,
the ones that can not be made multiple times, are made and
included in each object file?

How do I correct that?


FWIW, the errors get even funnier; using a different machine,
system and egcs installed by a different person, AFAICS
according to the recommendations in the egcs documentation:

	su - sysop
	cd /home/sysop/egcs-compile
	../egcs-untar/configure --prefix=/usr/local/egcs
	make
	make install
	logout
	export PATH=/usr/local/egcs/bin:$PATH
	cd project_sources
        ./configure
	make

I have one definition in a .h that is in the compilation
directories /home/sysop/egcs-compile, which are unreadable
for the user doing the compile, and the other in
/usr/local/egcs/whatever.  I suppose that means that a library
is generated during egcs compilation, and that library is put in
/usr/local/egcs, and that I somehow contrive to include both?

Anyway, if someone could point me in the right direction, I'd be
very happy, I'm going in circles here.  More info upon request.

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#include <std_disclaim.h>                          Lorens Kockum