Failing to compile on Debian Etch

[Yan Seiner]

yan wrote:
>
> The new system uses gcc 4.0.4.  I've had all sorts of problems with gcc 
> 4+, so I am rebuilding the toolchain, kdelibs, and all that on the new 
> system with gcc-3.4.
>
>  From what I can gather, this has to do with visibility and .hidden symbols.
>   
OK a resolution.  I have two supposedly identical Debian Etch systems.  
Except that somehow one system got gcc 4.1 on it, which is what caused 
all of the problems.....

Moral of the story, always check your gcc version.

--Yan