gcc compiles assert() to code that requires linking with gcc

[Martin v. Loewis]

> But assert() is more important, because it affects *every* Sparc
> Solaris machine, while integer multiply affects only (I'm speculating)
> < 10% of Sparc Solaris machines, and `long long' only affects
> libraries using non-portable features.

I believe your speculation is wrong. GCC, in default configuration,
will produce V7 binaries - independent of what the machine it happens
to be installed on supports. So dependency on libgcc.a affects the
majority of gcc sparc installations.

Regards,
Martin