On Sat, 2002-10-19 at 00:49, Jack O'Quin wrote: > The main drawback to using C++ subroutine linkage in today's Linux > environment is the unstable ABI. This has caused many problems when > trying to call binary libraries built using different compilers or > sometimes even different compiler options. Exception handling is a > particularly thorny issue. > > Please note that these problems are deadly to any proposal for a > standard plugin interface. > > We can all hope that ABI instabilities will eventually become a thing > of the past, perhaps once GCC version 3 becomes widely adopted. But, > there is no proof that this will happen. Right now, the Linux world > is full of incompatible C++ compiler implementations.
Yes, this is the main problem, and I am aware of it (its bitten me enough times..), must have slipped my mind before.. But I guess i'm living in the hope that gcc will settle on a stable ABI in the not too distant future. I really dont understand why this hasnt happened a lot earlier (although im no compiler guru) - its really vital to building a successful platform i would have thought. This is the only plus windows/macos etc have on their side.. are different versions of gcc3 ABI - compatible? cheers -nick __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
