[OpenIndiana-discuss] Studio future in OI (Re: [oi-dev] )

[Laurent Blume]

On 11/10/13 09:39, Nikola M. wrote:
> Does this means that Sun Studio / Oracle studio will not be able to run
> on Openindiana after this change?
> So it is intentional breaking compatibiliy with Studio or including all
> software compiled with Studio?
>
> Are you willing to have distribution that does not have Firefox ported
> for it?

That's not related. Firefox might use C++, but its needed dependencies 
are all C, IIRC. So it can be built with either compiler.

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> I would not like to loose ability to run Studio on Openindiana or studio
> compiled programs.
> Maybe it became second option now but hey, it seems very strange to lost
> support for such a compiler even if it is closed source.

Studio itself has now introduced a G++ ABI compatibility switch. So 
having G++-built libs in /usr/lib should not be the issue it once was.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E24457_01/html/E21991/bkana.html#bkanr

Laurent