title: How to get around "multiple defined symbols" in linking with gcc
body: <p>I am using an older system that has gcc 2.95.3, I have to link in two objects that although they have nothing to do with each other, they each have similarly named methods.  I can't rename either of them, but I would hope there is a way to build them as to not have the linker complain.  The methods it is complaining about are each internally called by classes within the object.  What can I do?</p>