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Re: libstdc++ libtool lossage
- From: Richard Henderson <rth at redhat dot com>
- To: David Edelsohn <dje at watson dot ibm dot com>
- Cc: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>, Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 23:10:35 -0800
- Subject: Re: libstdc++ libtool lossage
- References: <rth@redhat.com> <200202240151.UAA22048@makai.watson.ibm.com>
On Sat, Feb 23, 2002 at 08:51:17PM -0500, David Edelsohn wrote:
> Note that this is one area where AIX's design is very clean and
> efficient, if you cared to research the topic.
It's not nearly as flexible as the SVR4 design, particularly
with regard to name binding. It's a flexibility not to be
discarded lightly.
Regardless of your opinion one way or the other, very few
processors have the necessary hardware support to make the
AIX scheme efficient, so the point is moot.
r~