[BUG] ld behavior varies for C++ static initializer depending on .a or .o input

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Apr 11, 2003, Hal Black <hablack@vt.edu> wrote:

> But when linking .a files composed
> of those .o files, static initializers are not called.

And, if you look closer, you'll notice the object files that contain
the initializers aren't linked in at all.  Which is perfectly fine,
given that no symbols from it are referenced.  Maybe you want
--whole-archive?

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