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On Wednesday 08 November 2006 04:47, Steve Long wrote: |
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> I understand the ABI changes at major compiler upgrades, especially for |
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> C++. Is this such a problem for C? I thought that was the whole point of |
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> the Linux ABI (so developers can in fact use the same binary for different |
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> distros.) |
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> I'm guessing you're going to point out all the posts about recompiling your |
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> whole system after a toolchain upgrade. |
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> So if I understand this right, we can't all compile for the same ABI since |
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> it changes according to which version of the C compiler/ glibc you're |
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> using. |
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The problem is that for the applications, it is not only glibc+gcc that |
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determines the ABI. It is all libraries used (sometimes useflags even make a |
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difference) that are also ABI for applications. That would lead to a |
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gazillion configurations that would be nearly impossible to track. |
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Paul |
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Paul de Vrieze |
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Mail: pauldv@g.o |
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