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diff --git a/gcc/doc/trouble.texi b/gcc/doc/trouble.texi index 3efca1f..446fccc 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/trouble.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/trouble.texi @@ -105,11 +105,13 @@ libraries and debuggers on certain systems. @itemize @bullet @item -G++ does not do name mangling in the same way as other C++ -compilers. This means that object files compiled with one compiler -cannot be used with another. +On many platforms, GCC supports a different ABI for C++ than do other +compilers, so the object files compiled by GCC cannot be used with object +files generated by another C++ compiler. -This effect is intentional, to protect you from more subtle problems. +An area where the difference is most apparent is name mangling. The use +of different name mangling is intentional, to protect you from more subtle +problems. Compilers differ as to many internal details of C++ implementation, including: how class instances are laid out, how multiple inheritance is implemented, and how virtual function calls are handled. If the name |