RE: [libxml++] Linking on Darwin

[Murray Cumming Comneon com]

> I'm writing a package of libxml++ for fink (a packet manager 
> for OS X). 
> Although libxml++ compiled perfectly with the default config files, I 
> had strange errors when launching applications that had been linked 
> against it.
> 
> After a bit of digging around, I found the problem : the 
> final linking 
> of libxml++ is made with gcc, which should be, on OS X, used only for 
> C.
> Recompiling after a "CC=g++ ./configure" solved the problem and 
> libxml++ is now fully usable under OS X.
> 
> I'm not sure where should I have post this or whether I should file a 
> bug/propose a patch for this, but here is the info for what it's 
> worth...

It might be worth mentioning to the autoconf people.

Murray Cumming
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