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Re: static lib drops objects with side-effects
On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 11:41:54AM +1030, Alan Modra wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 05:03:04PM +0100, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote:
> > This is a bug.
>
> No it isn't. Objects are extracted from archives during linking only
> if the object contains a symbol satisfying an undefined symbol
> reference. If this behaviour is incompatible with your C++ model then
> don't use archives.
Erp, sorry the link in my previous email was wrong. *sheepish grin*
Here's a better one:
http://www.comnets.rwth-aachen.de/doc/c++std/acrobat/body.pdf
section 3.7.1.2
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Wes