Re: [XaraXtreme-dev] libstdc++5 or 6

[Alex Bligh <alex@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Charles Moir wrote:
> > This is another thing that depends on whether you are using a 
> > static build or a dynamic build. If you are expecting a build 
> > to work without an installer, installing libstdc++ v6 on a 
> > system without it is going to be a pain. Even newer systems 
> > have v5 on (i.e. even if they use v6 internally).
>
> No they do not. Ubuntu does not ship with v5 and does ship with v6
> (which is why presently XaraLX does not work out of the box on Ubuntu -
> and no error message to tell users why - for reasons as described in our
> previous conversation about the user friendliness of Linux desktop).

Bang goes that theory.

> So the argument that v5 provides the widest compatibility is patently
> not the case.  We're not even compatible with one of, perhaps the most
> popular Linux distribution.
>
> So what currently popular distros do not ship with v6?

I think old distributions don't. Debian is normally the most behind-
the-times (or "away from the bleeding edge" if you prefer)
due to its release cycle. I haven't got a sarge box to
try it on.

> We have to ship a binary that will work on older OSX versions. At least
> 10.3, perhaps 10.2 or earlier if we can, and that goes back to v3
> compilers does it not?

I think wxWidgets itself may have some pretty tight OS-X dependencies
if not in toto, then for some of the bits we are using. I can't
remember exactly what the issue was but I think it was something
pretty fundamental.

Alex