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Re: Dynamically linking against GMP and MPFR
- From: Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou at libertysurf dot fr>
- To: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>, ghazi at caip dot rutgers dot edu
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 16:33:56 +0200
- Subject: Re: Dynamically linking against GMP and MPFR
- References: <m3sl9lat9s.fsf@localhost.localdomain> <20070525142007.GA427@caradoc.them.org>
> It's no different than any other library used by any other program.
> I wouldn't object to configure support to request static gmp/mpfr for
> developer convenience, but GCC is a perfectly normal dynamically
> linked program and should behave like one IMO.
How a compiler can be "a perfectly normal dynamically linked program",
especially if it's the system compiler? IMHO the less dependencies the
better in this case.
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Eric Botcazou