--enable-__cxa_atexit

[Scott Robert Ladd]

Since gcc 3.1, I've built the compiler with the --enable-__cxa_atexit option
on Linux/Intel systems, as suggested by the ABI recommendations at:

http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.2/c++-abi.html

I recently installed a Debian "sid" system, which installed a Debian package
for gcc 3.2.2. Checking the option, I discovered that the package was
compiled with --disable-__cxa_atexit.

Can anyone explain why Debian's maintainers made the above choice?

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