[Python-Dev] Linux Python linking with G++?

Skip Montanaro skip at pobox.com
Thu Jul 7 16:43:56 CEST 2005


    >> Configure with --without-cxx to not use g++.  Since there is an
    >> option in configure, I assume it is intentional.

    Dave> O-kay... any idea what the rationale for this decision might be?

I believe it's so that people can link in libraries written in C++ and have
them initialized properly.

Skip


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