Case history: Installing libstdc++ on i686-pc-linux-gnu (Red Hat)

[Benjamin Kosnik]

> > (I wonder why they call it libstdc++ 2.95 if libstdc++ is only up to
> > 2.90.8?!?)

libstdc++-2.90.8 is libstdc++-v3: it is not in the current gcc CVS or in 
the gcc releases, like gcc-2.95.2. 
The library produced with this code is:
libstdc++.so.3.0.0

libstdc++-v2 is in the gcc releases. As you've noticed, it does not 
contain things like sstream, or templatized io, nor does it attempt to 
follow the standard.
The library produced for this library is:
libstdc++.a.2.10.0

this list is for libstdc++-v3. The occasional confused question about v2 
is permitted, but not actively encouraged...

> > So it seems that libstdc++ really CAN'T be built without the gcc
> > source, unless the configure script is hacked or something, which
> > seems overwhelming.

This part of the install documentation is now removed. Sorry for the 
confusion.

Please hang with us on the config/build/install docs. This part of 
libstdc++-v3 has undergone a lot of change in the last two months, and 
the documentation is still reeling from the changes. We're working to 
make the install process less painful--thanks to everybody who sent in 
feedback.


 -benjamin