On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 10:37:57 +0100, Holger Rauch wrote: > Is it possible to include code in a .so that gets executed only once on > initialization of a shared lib?
AFAIK yes. The ELF binary format has a ".init" section for that purpose; see http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/lu95elf.html . > If so, how can I do this (provided I use "gcc -fPIC" to compile the stuff > and "gcc -shared" to link it together). I don't have an example handy, unfortunately. HTH, Ray -- Brought to you by Microsoft .NOT technology: just say No. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
