Re: [Boost-users] Why does G++ have no auto-linking like VC?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-12 20:13:32

on Thu Jul 12 2007, "Olaf van der Spek" <olafvdspek-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> On 7/12/07, David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
>> that has been posted to gmane.comp.lib.boost.user as well.
>>
>>
>> on Thu Jul 12 2007, "Olaf van der Spek" <olafvdspek-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Why does G++ have no auto-linking like VC?
>>
>> It's probable that nobody on this list knows.
>
> Why?
> I assume the question has come up before and Boost developers have
> looked at what g++ supports.

Because we're not familiar with the detailed rationales used by the
GCC team in deciding what features to support.  I suggest you ask on a
list where the GCC developers are.

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