Hello,

If I compile a piece of software on one AIX box using gcc, will it then -
in general - be possible to execute on other AIX boxes (with the same AIX
version, and the same CPU type)? - Or are special gnu-compatibility
libraries needed on the other box?

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Troels Arvin <troels@arvin.dk> writes:

> If I compile a piece of software on one AIX box using gcc, will it then -
> in general - be possible to execute on other AIX boxes (with the same AIX
> version, and the same CPU type)?

Yes, provided all required gcc shared libraries are present on the
other box.

> - Or are special gnu-compatibility libraries needed on the other box?

They aren't "special" in any way; but the same (or compatible)
libraries you linked against must be present at runtime.

You may also link programs in such a way that no gcc shared
libraries are required (by statically linking all required code
into the executable itself). The details of how to do this differ
depending on whether you have C or C++, and on the version of gcc
you used.

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On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:14:14 -0800, Paul Pluzhnikov wrote:
>> If I compile a piece of software on one AIX box using gcc, will it then -
>> in general - be possible to execute on other AIX boxes (with the same AIX
>> version, and the same CPU type)?
>
> Yes, provided all required gcc shared libraries are present on the
> other box.

OK, so - being specific - if the compiling box has gcc from
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/pr.../download.html then
the other box should have the libgcc package installed?



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Troels Arvin <troels@arvin.dk> writes:

> OK, so - being specific - if the compiling box has gcc from
> http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/pr.../download.html then
> the other box should have the libgcc package installed?

For "palin C" that will probably be sufficient.
For C++ you'll probably also need libstdc++.

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