Re: running library built in gcc 3.4 on another linux box with gcc 2.96

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running library built in gcc 3.4 on another lin...
\ Yi Pan (26 Feb 2008)
. \ Andrew Haley (26 Feb 2008)
. . \ Tim Prince (27 Feb 2008)
. . . \ Andrew Haley (27 Feb 2008)

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Subject:	Re: running library built in gcc 3.4 on another linux box with gcc 2.96
Group:	Gcc-help
From:	Andrew Haley
Date:	27 Feb 2008

Tim Prince wrote:
> Andrew Haley wrote:
>> Yi Pan wrote:
>>
>>> I'm trying to run libraries that are built by gcc 3.4 on another linux
>>> box which only has 2.96.
>>>
>>> Could you please let me know how to check which gcc3.4 libraries I
>>> need, so I can copy these gcc3.4 libraries to the gcc 2.96 linux box?
>> Use the command 'ldd'.
>>
>>> OR it there a better way to do this?
>>>
>>> The reason is because our client doesn't what to install the whole gcc
>>> 3.4 on their box--so I'm trying a find a way that we can deliver our
>>> library with a few gcc library files to them and they can run our
>>> libraries right away.
>> It would make much more sense simply to rebuild on the older gcc version.
>
> Maybe with static link?

Maybe, but that's ridden with so many problems that we really shouldn't
advise non-experts to do it. It's safer to package the libraries with
the executable.

Andrew.