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Subject: SunOS 4.0, X and shared libraries
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Date: 20 Apr 89 22:55:00 GMT
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From: dwight@george (Dwight H. Cooper)
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Subject: SunOS 4.0, X and shared libraries
Has anyone attempted to make the X libraries into shared libraries under
SunOS 4.0?  One thing that needs to be done is to separate the definitions
of any exported initialized data.  These definitions go in separate files
and are used to build the shared archive (.sa) files.  The remaining code
is used to build the shared object (.so) files.
I briefly looked through the code for X lib and found  XErrorList  defined
and initialized, but does it really need to be exported?
Also, I am considering modifying gcc to help me find additional cases
of exported initialized data definitions.  (It seems easier than looking
through all those files).  Too bad Sun didn't supply such a tool :-)
Is there anything else to watch out for?
Is it worthwhile?
Dwight Cooper
GE Electronic Systems
dcooper%esdsdf.decnet@crd.ge.com
(609) 722-7235