Jakub Jelinek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 02:23:26PM +0200, Peter FELECAN wrote: > > Currently the libgcc_s.so library has the same version in 3.4 and 4.0, > > i.e libgcc_s.so.1 (SONAME = libgcc_s.so.1). > > > > Is this as expected? > > Yes. > > > Are the 2 libraries compatible? Interchangeable? Looking in the map > > file, I don't think so. > > There is backwards compatibility. So you want the latest libgcc_s.so.1 > from the compilers used to build your applications.
Thank you Jakub. I should understand that, as usual, there is no "backward" compatibility. My worry being the case when somebody, having installed 3.4 and 4.0, in this order, updates the previous compiler, 3.4, and unknowingly replaces the latest library. For this, I think that additional instrumentations are required by the corresponding packages. Consequently, it is the role of the packager to assure an hermetic separation. -- Peter FELECAN mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
