C clients calling into C++ libraries (startup/shutdown code issues)

[Paul Duffy <paduffy at cisco dot com>]

I'm developing a C++ object based shared library that presents an extern 
"C" API to various C clients.  I wrestling with startup issues involving 
C++ libraries called from C.

With the client main() authored and compiled in C, I'm assuming that the C, 
not the C++, startup and shutdown code is called before/after transfer to 
main() ?

How do I force the C++ startup/shutdown code execution for the C++ shared 
library (to execute constructors on global objects, etc) ?

Also, is there a complete description somewhere of the activities performed 
by the C and C++ startup and shutdown code  ?

Cheers,




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