Re: sig2str and str2sig use in C++

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

() Daniel J Sebald <address@hidden>
() Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:35:00 -0500

   > I seem to recall a paper several years back that argued against
   > this approach based on ldso issues.  Drat, can't dredge the
   > details...

   I tried searching the Internet for such issues, but couldn't find
   any. What do you recall as being the loader problem?  The "extern"
   part?  Or use of a null string for termination?

OK, found it.  "How to Write Shared Libraries" by Ulrich Drepper,
version 4.0, section 2.4.3 "Arrays of Data Pointers".  See also the
programs in Appendix B.

I think the problem is (relatively) high constant ldso overhead for a
rarely-used facility.  However, i'm not sure if those concerns are
relevant in this context.  If not, sorry for the noise!

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