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	Or as close as it gets: freestanding. This is a minimal
	configuration, with only partial support for the standard
	library. Assume only the following header files can be used:
      </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
	    <code class="filename">cstdarg</code>
	  </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  <code class="filename">cstddef</code>
	  </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  <code class="filename">cstdlib</code>
	  </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  <code class="filename">exception</code>
	  </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  <code class="filename">limits</code>
	  </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  <code class="filename">new</code>
	  </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  <code class="filename">exception</code>
	  </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  <code class="filename">typeinfo</code>
	  </p></li></ul></div><p>
	In addition, throw in
      </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
	  <code class="filename">cxxabi.h</code>.
	  </p></li></ul></div><p>
	In the
	C++11 <a class="link" href="using.html#manual.intro.using.flags" title="Command Options">dialect</a> add
      </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
	  <code class="filename">initializer_list</code>
	  </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  <code class="filename">type_traits</code>
	  </p></li></ul></div><p> There exists a library that offers runtime support for
	just these headers, and it is called
	<code class="filename">libsupc++.a</code>. To use it, compile with <span class="command"><strong>gcc</strong></span> instead of <span class="command"><strong>g++</strong></span>, like so:
      </p><p>
	<span class="command"><strong>gcc foo.cc -lsupc++</strong></span>
      </p><p>
	No attempt is made to verify that only the minimal subset
	identified above is actually used at compile time. Violations
	are diagnosed as undefined symbols at link time.
      </p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="manual.intro.using.linkage.dynamic"></a>Finding Dynamic or Shared Libraries</h3></div></div></div><p>
      If the only library built is the static library
      (<code class="filename">libstdc++.a</code>), or if
      specifying static linking, this section is can be skipped.  But
      if building or using a shared library
      (<code class="filename">libstdc++.so</code>), then
      additional location information will need to be provided.
    </p><p>
      But how?
    </p><p>
A quick read of the relevant part of the GCC
      manual, <a class="link" href="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Invoking-G_002b_002b.html#Invoking-G_002b_002b" target="_top">Compiling
      C++ Programs</a>, specifies linking against a C++
      library. More details from the
      GCC <a class="link" href="http://gcc.gnu.org/faq.html#rpath" target="_top">FAQ</a>,
      which states <span class="emphasis"><em>GCC does not, by default, specify a
      location so that the dynamic linker can find dynamic libraries at
      runtime.</em></span>
    </p><p>
      Users will have to provide this information.
    </p><p>
      Methods vary for different platforms and different styles, and
      are printed to the screen during installation. To summarize:
    </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
	  At runtime set <code class="literal">LD_LIBRARY_PATH</code> in your
	  environment correctly, so that the shared library for
	  libstdc++ can be found and loaded.  Be certain that you
	  understand all of the other implications and behavior
	  of <code class="literal">LD_LIBRARY_PATH</code> first.
	</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  Compile the path to find the library at runtime into the
	  program.  This can be done by passing certain options to
	  <span class="command"><strong>g++</strong></span>, which will in turn pass them on to
	  the linker.  The exact format of the options is dependent on
	  which linker you use:
	</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: circle; "><li class="listitem"><p>
	      GNU ld (default on GNU/Linux):
              <code class="literal">-Wl,-rpath,</code><code class="filename">destdir/lib</code>
	    </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	    Solaris ld:
            <code class="literal">-Wl,-R</code><code class="filename">destdir/lib</code>
	  </p></li></ul></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  Some linkers allow you to specify the path to the library by
	  setting <code class="literal">LD_RUN_PATH</code> in your environment
	  when linking.
	</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	  On some platforms the system administrator can configure the
	  dynamic linker to always look for libraries in
	  <code class="filename">destdir/lib</code>, for example
	  by using the <span class="command"><strong>ldconfig</strong></span> utility on GNU/Linux
	  or the <span class="command"><strong>crle</strong></span> utility on Solaris. This is a
	  system-wide change which can make the system unusable so if you
	  are unsure then use one of the other methods described above.
	</p></li></ul></div><p>
      Use the <span class="command"><strong>ldd</strong></span> utility on the linked executable
      to show
      which <code class="filename">libstdc++.so</code>
      library the system will get at runtime.
    </p><p>
      A <code class="filename">libstdc++.la</code> file is
      also installed, for use with Libtool.  If you use Libtool to
      create your executables, these details are taken care of for
      you.
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