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[Dan Kegel]

Dan Kegel wrote:
> With gcc 3.2 and later, shared libraries
> produced by g++ will have a stable ABI,
> and different machines (with different versions
> of gcc >= 3.2) will produce compatible shared libraries.

I forgot to mention: this also means that you
can mix and match shared libraries produced
by *other* c++ compilers, not just gcc!

See
http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/refspecs/
http://www.codesourcery.com/cxx-abi/
http://www.armdevzone.com/EABI/CppABI.html

http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.2/c++-abi.html
http://www.intel.com/software/products/compilers/clin/clinux.htm

and, for a bit of solaris history wrt c++ abis,
http://forte.sun.com/s1scc/articles/CC_abi/CC_abi.html

-- 
Dan Kegel
Linux User #78045
http://www.kegel.com