[pooma-dev] GCC Questions

[Dave Nystrom]

Also, what options do I use to build and use shared libraries?

Dave Nystrom			email: wdn at lanl.gov
LANL X-3			phone: 505-667-7913	fax: 505-665-3046

Dave Nystrom writes:
 > I am revisiting my earlier efforts to try to use gcc to compile our source
 > code base and have several questions.
 > 
 > 1.  I am currently using gcc-3.0.  Should I upgrade to a more recent
 >     snapshot?  If so, which one?
 > 
 > 2.  How do I turn on/off exceptions with gcc?
 > 
 > 3.  What options do I use in order to try to force as strict as possible
 >     compliance of my code with the C++ Standard?
 > 
 > 4.  Are there particular options which you would recommend for either my
 >     debug or optimized builds for our Pooma 2 based code?
 > 
 > 5.  Are there any provisions or analogs to the library closure features that
 >     are used with EDG based compilers?
 > 
 > 6.  What loader does gcc use when building on SGI Irix 6.5 systems?  If it is
 >     the SGI loader, is it possible to use the GNU loader on SGI Irix 6.5
 >     systems?  There appears to be a problem with the SGI loader which
 >     prevents it from using libraries that are larger than about 512 MBytes.
 >     Some of our debug libraries are larger than this limiting size.
 > 
 > -- 
 > Dave Nystrom			email: wdn at lanl.gov
 > LANL X-3			phone: 505-667-7913	fax: 505-665-3046
 >