[Python-Dev] Linux Python linking with G++? (original) (raw)

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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