-----Original Message----- From: Ajay Bansal [mailto:abansal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Does Linux/gcc support a mapfile syntax, so that we can hide/export > symbols in shared lib on Linux as well? I believe that the ability to hide/export symbols is a function of the file format and linker more than of the compiler. Linux uses the ELF file format, and the indications I've seen are that it doesn't support what you are asking. Then again, I know that if you declare functions or variables as being static (global functions and variables, not class member functions and variables), they will only be visible within that compilation unit. That at least allows you to define and use functions that won't be visible outside of the library, but it does not allow you to define functions that can be used in other compilation units in the library but that aren't visible outside the library. Then again, someone probably knows better than me that can give a more definitive answer than "I don't think so..." Cheers, Lyle
