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