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Re: RFA: Please review the new C++ demangler patch
On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 10:06:56PM +0200, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@redhat.com> writes:
>
> | >2. libdemangle has few use for libstdc++. It is not a big deal,
> | >but maybe confusing to users.
> |
> | Right. I was just using this to explain the idea. In reality, there
> | needs to be a __cxa_demangle in libsupc++, irregardless: libdemangle
> | should just link it from there and be done. Still, it's easier to
> | express the dependency info this way.
>
> I do not believe there is any need to have libdemangle separate from
> libstdc++. I do not believe taking the demangler out of libstdc++
> would really solve the core issues.
It needs to be outside of libstdc++ so that programs wishing for only core
support can still use it. That's why it was moved to libsupc++, so that...
gcc a_c++_program_only_using_clause_18.cc -lsupc++
...a.out does not depend on libstdc++.so at runtime. For more information,
see PR 10246.
Of course, since the demangler in question uses symbols from libstdc++, we
/still/ wouldn't have fixed that PR.
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