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Re: RFC: __cxa_atexit for mingw32
On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 12:40:00PM -0400, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> As a MinGW user, I would prefer not to see __cxa_atexit added to MinGW.
> I really want MinGW to provide the ability to link to MSVCRT: nothing
> more, nothing less. Cygwin is an excellent solution if I want a more
> UNIX-like environment. I think it would be better to adopt G++ to use
> whatever method Microsoft uses to handle static destructions.
> Ultimately, I would like to see G++ support the Microsoft C++ ABI --
> unless we can convince Microsoft to support the cross-platform C++ ABI. :-)
As I understand it, Microsoft has patented aspects of their C++ class
layout. So I don't think that G++ can support their ABI (though IANAL
and maybe there is some way around it, or maybe a mostly-compatible
approach could be designed).