Link Problems with gcc/g++ 3.1.1 on AIX 4.3.3
David Edelsohn
dje@watson.ibm.com
Sat Aug 3 20:55:00 GMT 2002
>>>>> Frank writes:
Frank> When linking an executable, not referenced objects
Frank> from libraries are pulled in, maybe due to static
Frank> objects initialization code, even if there is no C++ code.
That's how GCC work on AIX because otherwise the AIX linker may
garbage collect functions used by static initializers. Do not place
unreferenced C++ functions in an archive on AIX.
David
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