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Re: -shared option

Tom Tromey writes:
 > >>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com> writes:
 > 
 > Andrew> I don't see why we need to do anything that does not
 > Andrew> correspond to Java semantics.  In other words, symbols
 > Andrew> described as public should be exported, and
 > Andrew> private/protected/package private ones should not.
 > 
 > I think protected symbols would have to be exported, wouldn't they?
 > One DLL might have a class whose superclass is in a different DLL.
 > Package private ones are debatable.

Okay.  The semantics don't exactly correspond, so it's hard to be
sure.  I suppose we ought to err on the side of generosity.

Andrew.
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