libiberty.a question

[Andrew Hall]

> > Why does this pkg contain the same library as GCC?
> 
> Why not?  Why re-invent it for each package that needs it?  GDB uses
> it also, as does cygwin and a few other packages.
I am no developer, but would it not be better to have libiberty in its
own pkg?  Or does each software tweak it?  Just curious.

> > Which on is the correct one to use?
> 
> The one that comes with the sources you're trying to build.  If you
> need to choose, choose the more recent one.

Do most ppl just forcefully overwrite the file?  ie. --force-overwrite
in dpkg?

Thanks for the *very* quick response!

Drew