> > On Wed, Oct 21, 1998 at 03:44:13PM +0000, Andy Spiegl wrote: > > I want to build binaries of a c++ program which has to run on a > > libc5 based Linux. I installed these packages: > > libc5-altdev > > libdl1-altdev > > ldso > > because their descriptions say they are needed for this task. > > You'll need altgcc and libg++27-altdev too. > > > But now I can't find any information on how to use them. > > Could some kind soul please point me to the documentation? > > There isn't much documentation for them. Basically, you use the alternate > compiler in altgcc (/usr/i486-linuxlibc1/bin/gcc IIRC); you might need to > add appropriate preprocessor and linker flags too.
If it is just for occasional use, would it work to compile on a plain libc6 system and link statically? Eric -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax +31 40 2455054
