Why must libstdc++-dev depend on gcc?
Dear Experts,
It seems that the libstdc++-dev packages depend on a particular version
of gcc/g++, e.g.
$ dpkg -s libstdc++6-4.1-dev
Package: libstdc++6-4.1-dev
[snip]
Depends: gcc-4.1-base (= 4.1.1-14), g++-4.1 (= 4.1.1-14), libstdc++6
(>= 4.1.1-14), libc6-dev (>= 2.3.6-7)
I can understand why g++ would depend on a particular version of
libstdc++, but I'm confused by this dependency in the opposite
direction. Why is it needed?
In my case, I have a small ARM system (an NSLU2) which runs Debian; I
cross-compile for it from a Debian PC. The ARM system's root
filesystem is visible using NFS from the PC, and the cross-compiler
looks there for include files and libraries. In order to compile C++
programs I need the include files provided by the libstdc++-dev
package, but I can't install these without also installing the native
compiler, which I don't want.
Can anyone suggest a work-around? Are these dependencies really necessary?
Many thanks for any suggestions.
Regards, Phil.
(P.S. if you Cc: me, I'll see your reply sooner.)
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