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Re: __attribute__((constructor))
- To: John Levon <moz at compsoc dot man dot ac dot uk>
- Subject: Re: __attribute__((constructor))
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- Date: 26 Jun 2001 20:16:11 -0300
- Cc: gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Organization: GCC Team, Red Hat
- References: <20010626022928.A87490@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
On Jun 25, 2001, John Levon <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk> wrote:
> Is attribute constructor/destructor supposed to work for libraries
> (particularly a static .a library) ?
If you use GCC to link the static library into the program, yes. But
make sure the object file in which the constructor/destructor is
defined is actually linked in, i.e., make sure you bring at least one
symbol from it.
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