[jira] Commented: (STDCXX-1) allow linking with other implementations

["Lance Diduck (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

    [ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STDCXX-1?page=comments#action_12330534 ] 

Lance Diduck commented on STDCXX-1:
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This is a paper I wrote a couple years ago at my last job outlining some of the more conceptual reasons that motivate this issue http://www.lancediduck.com/papers/Linker/Resolving%20Link%20Issues%20in%20C.htm 

This problem is only getting worse -- for example, at my current job we routinely try to link an "improved"  version of STLport, Xerces 2.5 and 2.6, log4cxx, some version of ACE, and a couple of other things I've never heard of, all together in one huge makefile. Of course no one thinks this is a good idea. But "changing the build" is out of the question -- and even in a sane scenario, many vendors dictate the build options. 

Enabling all or portions of STDCXX code, to sit on top of whatever the current STL happens to be, would be a huge deal. This would allow tons of developers to rely on STDCXX without having to get everybody to coordinate on a single set of build options, or without having to lobby an entire company (indeed the industry )  to do things your way. 

> allow linking with other implementations
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>
>          Key: STDCXX-1
>          URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STDCXX-1
>      Project: STDCXX
>         Type: Improvement
>   Components: Configuration
>     Versions: 4.1.2
>  Environment: All.
>     Reporter: Martin Sebor

>
> This is an enhancement request to allow object files (libraries, or executable programs) compiled against this implementation of the C++ Standard Library to link with others compiled against another implementation (such as GNU libstdc++ or STLport).

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