------- Comment #3 from bursig at gmail dot com 2008-05-20 16:07 ------- (In reply to comment #1) > -frepo is/was supposed to deal with this > As I know -frepo simple force -fno-implicit-templates which rip all template instantion from all objects and produce additional special files which are needed for new/additional pre-link compiler call which inject missing implementation. I'm not expert here but I suppose that gcc will simple build it even some of those symbols will be available during link.
Sun propose simpler methodology... compiler know during build phase (via -instlib) what (and what not) templates instance will be available during link and simple don't emit code for it. There is no special pre-link phase, no special files only normal linking (and unknown symbols when you don't and proper -llibs flags). As I know Sun CC per-default add stl implementation library via -instlib which reduce build time of know/"prebuild in lib" stl templates instantions. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=36274
