Why are libgcc.a and libgcc_eh.a compiled with -fvisibility=hidden?

[Ollie Wild]

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 7:23 AM, H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If I understand it correctly, the reason Google doesn't want libgcc_s.so
> is Google believes GPLv3 exception only applies to libgcc,a and libgcc_eh,a,
> not libgcc_s.so.  If GPLv3 exception also applies to libgcc_s.so, Google
> may consider using libgcc_s.so.

It's an internal process thing.

We're not worried about licensing in this context.

Ollie