2011/3/11 Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org>: > Hi, > > Stéphane Glondu <glo...@debian.org> (11/03/2011): >> So you mean that by using some specific library, one should change >> linker? > > no, I mean that by using the C++ programming language, you're supposed > to link using g++. > >> Doesn't sound right to me... Do you have any reference that >> explains why linking to -lstdc++ without g++ is bad practice? I've >> already heard of that, but couldn't find any decent explanation. > > Because it's not guaranteed to work. Example: > | $ cat foo.cpp > | #include <iostream> > | > | using namespace std; > | > | int main(void) { > | cout << "Hello world!" << endl; > | return 0; > | } > > | $ g++ -c foo.cpp -o foo.o > > | $ ld -lstdc++ foo.o -o foo > | ld: cannot find -lstdc++ > > Both work, with the intermediate target: > | g++ foo.o -o foo > > or directly: > | $ g++ foo.cpp -o foo > > http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Link-Options.html also suggests you > should be using g++ to link (see -static-*).
That sounds like a big headache for OCaml: native code generated by OCaml are bundled together at link-time. For instance, in Liquidsoap, where ocaml-soundtouch is used, we use C and C++ code for the bindings. Therefore, there is no reason to use g++ to link the final binary... Do you have any idea concerning this situation? Romain > KiBi. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAk16AuEACgkQeGfVPHR5Nd2+2gCfbk6o8rBjt44n3BaEQQaWQ6zw > uCAAn2DsLIjQcefTKT2QQItk+80N7dqZ > =mdL1 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org