[Bug target/27319] C++ class object destructors are not called for static class objects in a shared library when dlclose is called.

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------- Comment #4 from hbd_bugreports at earthlink dot net  2006-04-25 23:46 -------
Subject: Re:  C++ class object destructors are not called
 for static class objects in a shared library when dlclose is called.

pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org wrote:

>------- Comment #3 from pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org  2006-04-25 22:14 -------
>(In reply to comment #2)
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>>Subject: Re:  C++ class object destructors are not called
>> for static class objects in a shared library when dlclose is called.
>>So.... You are telling me this is not a gcc problem but a limitation in 
>>CYGWIN.   (I'm not really surprised.)
>>... In which case I resort to my work-around of eliminating static class 
>>objects declared in the body of functions that will be used in the 
>>shared library.
>>Thanks for the prompt reply,
>>Harry Dellicker
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>No, it is a GCC bug but it is hard to get fixed really as you need to implement
>an __cxa_atexit for Windows.  Now Cygwin could implement __cxa_atexit but that
>does not help other windows targets.
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Ok,  thanks for the clarification.  ...But, for now, I guess I still 
have to resort to my workaround. :-(

At least I do have a workaround.

Harry


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