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

[Paul Moore]

On 7/10/05, David Abrahams <dave at boost-consulting.com> wrote:
> "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> writes:
> > I well remember that gcc 2.5.8 on Linux a.out required this sort of
> > setup.
> 
> Sorry, a.out?  Isn't that the default name a C compiler gives to the
> executable it builds on Unix?  Is it also (part of) the name of an OS?

It's the name of an executable format that predates ELF. I don't know
if it's in current use anywhere.

Paul.