Re: [boost] ABI issues with -std

Subject: Re: [boost] ABI issues with -std
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-08-19 20:21:21

Edward Diener wrote:

> Are not ABI changes a compiler issue ? I do not see that there is any 
> inherent reason why building code with some -std, and using it with code 
> built to another -std, should cause ABI issues when the compiler remains 
> the same.

It happens when the library interface, or the layout of its classes, changes 
depending on a Config macro, which is set in f.ex. C++03 mode and not set in 
C++11.