Re: what is libgcc1 for?
On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 02:29:05PM +0200, Alexey Chetroi wrote:
> I'm building some packages from unstable for stable, using gcc-3.0,
> and almost every package is linked against libgcc1. Can you explain me
> why it happens and if it really needed.
It supplies support functions used for particular machines or particular
languages, notably C++, for programs built with gcc 3. Yes, it is really
needed. If you build with gcc 2.95 it won't be used.
BTW, the package description describes what libgcc1 is for, too.
Regards,
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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