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From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: is libgpp.a automatically linked?
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 20:51:42 -0700
Organization: Three pounds of chaos and a pinch of salt
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To: Daniel Arbuckle <djarb AT ios DOT com>
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Daniel Arbuckle wrote:
> 
> Does gcc automatically link libgpp.a with C++ programs? If so, how can I stop it?
> Thanks

Not unless you use the 'gxx' program to compile C++ instead of 'gcc'. 
To avoid using libgpp.a, you can manually specify the libraries to link
using something like:  "gcc ... -liostream".  This will only link
libiostream.a which does not fall under the GNU General Public License.

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John M. Aldrich <fighteer AT cs DOT com>                      

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