> On 27 Feb 2019, at 16:27, Ken Cunningham <ken.cunningham.web...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> The best way of giving extra lifespan to SL is to make it work like newer 
> systems as much as possible. All current software for macOS is built and 
> tested against libc++ using clang.
> 
> The only reason to use libstdc++ is to get the prebuilt binaries. However 
> there are issues with the gcc headers and differences in the libraries often 
> enough to cause real headaches. As time passes, these issues are getting 
> worse, not better.
> 
> For this reason, MacPorts will have to force all 10.6 to 10.8 users to use 
> libc++ soon. IMHO, the sooner the better, as fixing libstdc++ issues is 
> really a waste of effort. When we run into troubles now, we just force libc++ 
> behind the scenes in the Portfile.
> 
> My $0.02.
> 
> K
> 

So, just to be sure, you are suggesting to follow the path of 

<https://trac.macports.org/wiki/LibcxxOnOlderSystems> 

I can certainly retry that, now that I have a more standard Xcode installation.

Thanks 

Franco

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