Hi I've eventually completed this work. This evolution will allow to build libstdc++ without dual abi and using cxx11 abi. For the moment such a config is only accessible through the --enable-symvers=gnu-versioned-namespace configuration.     libstdc++: [_GLIBCXX_INLINE_VERSION] Use cxx11 abi [PR83077]     Use cxx11 abi when activating versioned namespace mode.     libstdcxx-v3/ChangeLog:             PR libstdc++/83077             * acinclude.m4 [GLIBCXX_ENABLE_LIBSTDCXX_DUAL_ABI]: Default to "new" libstdcxx abi.             * config/locale/dragonfly/monetary_members.cc [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI]: Define money_base             members.             * config/locale/generic/monetary_members.cc [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI]: Likewise.             * config/locale/gnu/monetary_members.cc [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI]: Likewise.             * config/locale/gnu/numeric_members.cc             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__narrow_multibyte_chars): Define.             * configure: Regenerate.             * include/bits/c++config             [_GLIBCXX_INLINE_VERSION](_GLIBCXX_NAMESPACE_CXX11, _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_CXX11):             Define empty. [_GLIBCXX_INLINE_VERSION](_GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE_CXX11, _GLIBCXX_DEFAULT_ABI_TAG):             Likewise.             * include/bits/cow_string.h [!_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Define a light version of COW             basic_string as __std_cow_string for use in stdexcept.             * include/std/stdexcept [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Define __cow_string.             (__cow_string(const char*)): New.             (__cow_string::c_str()): New.             * python/libstdcxx/v6/printers.py (StdStringPrinter::__init__): Set self.new_string to True             when std::__8::basic_string type is found.             * src/Makefile.am [ENABLE_SYMVERS_GNU_NAMESPACE](ldbl_alt128_compat_sources): Define empty.             * src/Makefile.in: Regenerate.             * src/c++11/Makefile.am (cxx11_abi_sources): Rename into...             (dual_abi_sources): ...this. Also move cow-local_init.cc, cxx11-hash_tr1.cc,             cxx11-ios_failure.cc entries to...             (sources): ...this.             (extra_string_inst_sources): Move cow-fstream-inst.cc, cow-sstream-inst.cc, cow-string-inst.cc,             cow-string-io-inst.cc, cow-wtring-inst.cc, cow-wstring-io-inst.cc, cxx11-locale-inst.cc,             cxx11-wlocale-inst.cc entries to...             (inst_sources): ...this.             * src/c++11/Makefile.in: Regenerate.             * src/c++11/cow-fstream-inst.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++11/cow-locale_init.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++11/cow-sstream-inst.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++11/cow-stdexcept.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Include .             [_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI || _GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](__cow_string): Redefine before including             . Define _GLIBCXX_DEFINE_STDEXCEPT_INSTANTIATIONS so that __cow_string definition             in is skipped.             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip Transaction Memory TS definitions.             * src/c++11/cow-string-inst.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++11/cow-string-io-inst.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++11/cow-wstring-inst.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++11/cow-wstring-io-inst.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++11/cxx11-hash_tr1.cc [!_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++11/cxx11-ios_failure.cc [!_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI] (__ios_failure): Remove.             * src/c++11/cxx11-locale-inst.cc: Cleanup, just include locale-inst.cc.             * src/c++11/cxx11-stdexcept.cc [!_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++11/cxx11-wlocale-inst.cc [!_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++11/locale-inst-numeric.h [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](std::use_facet>, std::use_facet>): Instantiate. [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](std::has_facet>, std::has_facet>): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](std::num_get>): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](std::num_put>): Instantiate.             * src/c++11/locale-inst.cc [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI]: Build only when configured             _GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI is equal to currently built abi.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__moneypunct_cache): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__moneypunct_cache): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__numpunct_cache): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__timepunct): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__timepunct_cache): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](time_put>): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](time_put_byname>): Instantiate. [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__ctype_abstract_base): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](ctype_byname): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__codecvt_abstract_base): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](codecvt_byname): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](codecvt_byname): Instantiate. [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](use_facet>(const locale&)): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](use_facet>(const locale&)): Instantiate. [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](use_facet<__timepunct>(const locale&)): Instantiate. [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](use_facet>(const locale&)): Instantiate. [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](has_facet>(const locale&)): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](has_facet>(const locale&)): Instantiate. [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](has_facet<__timepunct>(const locale&)): Instantiate. [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](has_facet>(const locale&)): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__add_grouping): Define.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__pad>): Instantiate.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__int_to_char(C*, unsigned long, const C*,             ios_base::fmtflags, bool)): Define.             [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI](__int_to_char(C*, unsigned long long, const C*,             ios_base::fmtflags, bool)): Define.             * src/c++11/string-inst.cc (_GLIBCXX_DEFINING_CXX11_ABI_INSTANTIATIONS): Define following             _GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI value.             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI && !_GLIBCXX_DEFINING_CXX11_ABI_INSTANTIATIONS]:             Define _GLIBCXX_DEFINING_COW_STRING_INSTANTIATIONS. Include .             Define basic_string as __std_cow_string for the current translation unit.             * src/c++11/wlocale-inst.cc [!_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++98/Makefile.am (cxx11_abi_sources): Remove, unique cow-istream-string.cc entry             move to...             (inst_sources): ...this.             * src/c++98/Makefile.in: Regenerate.             * src/c++98/cow-istream-string.cc: Include .             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++98/hash_tr1.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++98/ios_failure.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI][_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI]: Skip definitions.             * src/c++98/istream-string.cc [!_GLIBCXX_USE_DUAL_ABI]: Build only when configured             _GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI is equal to currently built abi.             * src/c++98/locale_facets.cc [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](__verify_grouping): Remove.             * src/c++98/stdexcept.cc             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](logic_error(const string&): Remove.             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](domain_error(const string&): Remove.             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](invalid_argument(const string&): Remove.             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](length_error(const string&): Remove.             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](out_of_range(const string&): Remove.             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](runtime_error(const string&): Remove.             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](range_error(const string&): Remove.             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](overflow_error(const string&): Remove.             [_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI](underflow_error(const string&): Remove. Tested under linux x86_64 with following configs: --enable-symvers=gnu-versioned-namespace --disable-libstdcxx-dual-abi Ok to commit ? François