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Liviu Nicoara edited comment on STDCXX-1067 at 9/9/12 11:17 AM: ---------------------------------------------------------------- The default, LLVM-based, C++ compiler shipped by Apple does not come with a C++ support library. Instead, Apple folds (almost) all C++ support in _libc\+\+_, an implementation of the C\+\+ Standard library, leaving only a small layer outside, in the form of _libc\+\+abi_, in order to facilitate the porting of the C\+\+ Standard Library. Pathscale produces and released libcxxrt, based on _libc\+\+abi_, which adds the missing C\+\+ support to _libc\+\+abi_, effectively replacing gcc's _libsupc\+\+_. was (Author: nikkoara): The default, LLVM-based, C++ compiler shipped by Apple does not come with a C++ support library. Instead, Apple folds (almost) all C++ support in _libc\+\+_, an implementation of the C\+\+ Standard library, leaving only a small layer outside, in the form of _libc\+\+abi_, in order to facilitate the portability of the C\+\+ Standard Library. Pathscale produces and released libcxxrt, based on _libc\+\+abi_, which adds the missing C\+\+ support to _libc\+\+abi_, effectively replacing gcc's _libsupc\+\+_. > Mac OS X port > ------------- > > Key: STDCXX-1067 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STDCXX-1067 > Project: C++ Standard Library > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Release > Affects Versions: 4.2.x > Environment: Mac OS X, gcc 4.2.1 > Reporter: Liviu Nicoara > Priority: Minor > Labels: Darwin, Mac, OS, X, port > Fix For: 4.2.x > > Original Estimate: 168h > Remaining Estimate: 168h > > The library does not configure properly and build on Mac OS X 10.7.x (Lion), > with the stock compiler (LLVM, using a gcc front-end). The main issue is the > lack of a C++ support library. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira