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Re: crtbegin.o crtend.o

From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
To: "Sunzir Deepur" <sunzird at gmail dot com>
Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: 10 Jul 2007 09:51:14 -0700
Subject: Re: crtbegin.o crtend.o
References: <b758af9e0707100824n7db6f9das4abafaadee56b232@mail.gmail.com>

"Sunzir Deepur" <sunzird@gmail.com> writes:

> What files are the sources of crtbegin.o and crtend.o ?

The single file gcc/crtstuff.c.

> What's their purposes ?

To ensure that global constructors and destructors are run at the
appropriate times (i.e., before main and after exit, respectively).

Ian

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