gcc and glibc - relation

[arun Coder]

Is there a relation between the version of gcc used to compile our application and the version of glibc used when running the application.

Example if i build my application with a old version of gcc (2.3.1), while building my application the version of glibc on that server is 1.7.5.

But i run my application on a new server which is running a newer version of glibc 2.3

Will my application be able to use the full potential and all the features of the new glibc. Or will my application be able to use only those features of libc which were available while building my application?

Thanks,
Da

 

[James Kuyper]

Is there a relation between the version of gcc used to compile our application and the version of glibc used when running the application.

Example if i build my application with a old version of gcc (2.3.1), while building my application the version of glibc on that server is 1.7.5.

But i run my application on a new server which is running a newer version of glibc 2.3

Will my application be able to use the full potential and all the features of the new glibc. Or will my application be able to use only those features of libc which were available while building my application?

Such questions are likely to get better answers if posted to a forum
specific to gcc or glibc. While trying to locate such a forum, I
discovered that you've already posted an identical message to
gnu.glibc.bug. Since you're not reporting a bug, that's probably not the
right location. Also, there doesn't seem to have been any actual
discussions on that newsgroup since early 2006 - since then it's just
been spam and people posting messages that nobody responded to. gnu.gcc
and gnu.gcc.help are both far more active, and seem likely to be
appropriate, even if only for finding someone who can redirect you to a
more appropriate forum.

gcc runs on many different kinds of systems, including some which don't
even support dynamic linking, which would render your question
meaningless. If and when you do find the right forum, be sure to
indicate the type of systems where your program will be running - the
correct answer may be different on different systems.