Re: whole_archive/-r

[Simon Richter]

Hi,

> 1) I have a C++ library that makes use of global constructors.

This should also work when using static libraries, as long as the global 
constructors are contained within the same archive member as the object 
they construct, and everyone who uses the result from a static 
initialization also has a reference to that object. I suppose you are 
using a globally constructed object to perform some other initialization 
that is not related to the object.

It should be possible to give the global object an "operator bool(void) 
const", test that condition at appropriate places (i.e. once per 
translation unit where you rely on the initialization) and define the 
cast-to-bool operator in the same translation unit as the object's 
constructor.

That way, you will always pull in the constructor when it is required.

   Simon

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