Date:	Tue, 16 Jan 1996 15:30:22 -0600 (CST)
From:	Aaron Ucko <UCKO AT VAX1 DOT ROCKHURST DOT EDU>
Subject:	Re: I can't compile C++...
To:	eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Message-id:	<01I02ZXWUGKI0017W1@VAX1.ROCKHURST.EDU>
Organization:	Rockhurst College; Kansas City, MO
MIME-version:	1.0

>> To get it working, add -liostream at the end of the command at your call to
>> gcc.
>
>I think it's best to use -lgpp, even if the program only uses iostream 
>functions.  The reason is that libgpp.a includes everything libiostream.a 
>does, so you don't have to change your Makefile when you start using 
>other classes.  The above is especially true for new users of DJGPP which 
>are already confused with the multitude of the different libraries.
>
>The only reason to have libiostream.a is that its terms of usage are less 
>restricted by the GNU LGPL (in fact, libiostream isn't LGPL at all, its 
>usage is virtually unrestricted).

Will V2 have libstdc++.a (renamed, presumably, to libstdcp.a)?

-- Aaron Ucko (ucko AT vax1 DOT rockhurst DOT edu; finger for PGP public key) | httyp!
"That's right," he said. "We're philosophers. We think, therefore we am."
-- Terry Pratchett, _Small Gods_ | Geek Code 3.1 [for explanation, finger 
 hayden AT mankato DOT msus DOT edu]: GCS/M/S/C d- s: a18 C++(+++)>++++ UL++>++++ P++ 
 L++>+++++ E- W(-) N++(+) o+ K- w--- O M@ V-(--) PS++(+++) PE- Y(+) PGP(+) t(+)
 !5 X-- R(-) tv-@ b++(+++) DI+ !D-- G++(+++) e->+++++(*) h!>+ r-(--)>+++ y?

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