Re: pkg/57998: gcc builds all delete libgcc_s.so*

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/57998; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>
To: pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost,
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Subject: Re: pkg/57998: gcc builds all delete libgcc_s.so*
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 01:54:43 +0100

 On Monday, March 4, 2024 8:35:00 PM CET rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost wrote:
 > >Fix:
 > Stop deleting libgcc_s.so:
 
 You can set the always-libgcc option. It is not the default on most system
 because GCC has a long history of introducing order sensitivity with
 libgcc_s.so, e.g. where the system version is picked up in one situation and
 the package one in other cases, which fails horribly if they are not 1:1 ABI
 compatible. Given that the differences are also only visible under special
 circumstances, it keeping libgcc_s.so generally creates more problems than
 it solves.
 
 Joerg