Thread: C++ library dependencies on compilers

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    C++ library dependencies on compilers

    I have been away from the C++ world for a few years. "Back in the day", to link to a particular C++ library X, X had to be compiled with the same compiler as the one being used for application development because of name mangling, etc.

    What is the current state of C++ library dependencies on compilers? Have those dependencies been resolved or eliminated through standardization? Thanks in advance for clarification.

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    Even if the approach to name mangling were standard (which I doubt), you would still have the problem that object file formats are implementation specific as well.
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