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Re: bfd patch for gdb cross-debugging support
Danny Backx <danny.backx@scarlet.be> writes:
> On Mon, 2009-09-14 at 09:08 -0700, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
>> Aside from API issues, I will note that using a global variable is not
>> an ideal choice when BFD is compiled as a shared library.
>
> You're implying that I extend some existing data structure with a field.
> Is this structure the "struct bfd" ?
No, sorry, I'm implying that you should use a static variable with a
function API. Much as you understood before. Sorry for the confusion.
(There is nothing wrong with global or static variables referenced only
within a shared library. Having the main program refer to a global
variable defined in a shared library works, but has various issues I
won't go into here. The latter is best avoided when possible.)
Ian