Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 20:43:46 -0400 From: dj (DJ Delorie) Message-Id: <199605160043.UAA29369@delorie.com> To: max AT alcyone DOT com CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com In-reply-to: <31989F3D.3317B46@alcyone.com> (message from Erik Max Francis on Tue, 14 May 1996 07:57:01 -0700) Subject: Re: strange function symbol names? > Any good reference on C++ will detail the manner in which the names > are mangled. Wrong. The standard explicitely states that the mangling method is not defined, and recommends that each compiler mangle differently to prevent problems with cross-linking incompatible implementations of the C++ functionality (like virtual tables). GCC and AT&T mangle differently, for example.