string class (almost there!)

[Jim Peterson]

Jason,

> Did you install egcs into /usr?

Yes.  Was this wrong?  I have a Slackware system and that's where it placed
its original gcc.  I was trying my best to emulate this.

> >     a.  How do I make linking with /usr/lib/libstdc++.a the default
> >     action?
> 
> You shouldn't have to.

Why is this not done, then?  Or why does providing /usr/lib/libstdc++.a on the
command line make the link succeed?

> >     b.  What other version of libstdc++ was being used, if any?
> 
> Try 'ldd t' on the executable to see what shared libs it's using.

This indicates /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.27, /lib/libm.so.5, and /lib/libc.so.5.

> No libstdc++.so.2.8.0?  You should remove both of them.  You're probably
> getting one of those, which would be why you're having problems.

Where would I get libstdc++.so.2.8.0?  Is this the dynamic version of the
libstdc++.a that was installed with egcs-1.0?  I can't seem to find it
anywhere on my system.  Is there a configuration flag that must be set to
compile and install libstdc++ as a .so library?

Thanks,
--Jim