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		foota on Jan 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Libc++'s Implementation of std::string Imo this is probably in part because you can mix the two more easily? I imagine you could link again C++ 2003 code compiled with a compiler understanding the new ABI?

zelly on Jan 31, 2020 [–]

Yes you could[1], but you couldn't link C++11 object code with a C++03 compiler.

[1] with a compiler flag use_cxx11_abi=0 or something

gpderetta on Jan 31, 2020 | [–]

If the c++11 object code does not expose any c++11 specific features in its abi/api you should be able to.

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