gcc doesn't like gtk-- on IRIX

["Zow" Terry Brugger <zow pensive llnl gov>]

Good day,
	This seems to be more of a problem with gcc than gtk--, but it is in the 
process of configuring gtk-- that the problem occurs, so I was hoping that 
someone else would know how to work around my problem. I am using gcc 2.8.1 
and libstdc++ 2.8.1.1 on IRIX 6.5, compiled as specified at 
http://reality.sgi.com/ariel/freeware/gcc-2.8.1.html . It's worked fine for 
glib, gtk+, et. al. up to gtk-- . When I do ./configure for gtk--, it reports:

checking if string class works(required)... configure: warning: C++ compilers 
string support does not work
no

and in config.log I have the usual warnings about bastring, then at link time 
I have:

ld32: ERROR 33: Unresolved text symbol "_t12basic_string3ZcZt18string_char_trai
t
s1ZcZt24__default_alloc_template2b0i0$nilRep" -- 1st referenced by 
/var/tmp/cca0
0mIW1.o.
        Use linker option -v to see when and which objects, archives and dsos 
ar
e loaded.  
ld32: ERROR 33: Unresolved text symbol "clone__Q2t12basic_string3ZcZt18string_c
h
ar_traits1ZcZt24__default_alloc_template2b0i03Rep" -- 1st referenced by 
/var/tmp
/cca00mIW1.o.
<and more>

I started looking into this, but the STL implementation is a mess and could 
take a while to sort out, hence my appeal for assistance. Perhaps an up to 
egcs is mandated, but that's given me some probs in the past, so I'm trying to 
avoid that solution. It may be most instructive if anyone that's gotten gtk-- 
to work on IRIX 6 could tell me what compiler they're using.

Thanks!
-"Zow"