I realized just a bit too late that there is an open bug report for the issue:
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4131 > Bjoern Haase wrote >Hello, > >Is there a way to place global const objects in .rodata, thus avoiding construction at program start? So: Sorry for the noise on the list. According to PR4131, there is currently no solution for this issue. The ".rodata" placement would be highly desireable for my current projects. This means that I would be willing to try to implement the required enhancements myself. Since so far I know only about how the back-ends work, I'd appreciate a hint on where to start, which part of the code to look at, etc. . Bjoern.
