Hi, Assume i have a static library "mylibc.a". I have a shared object "foo.so" which is statically linked with "mylibc.a". I also have my executable "myexe" which is statically linked with "mylibc.a" and dynamically linked with "foo.so". My question is; how are global destructors(global objects in "foo.so" and "myexe") handled in this case? As i understand; 1) The dynamic loader after mapping in "foo.so" calls its "_init()" to run its global ctors 2) It then calls the main executable's "_start()" to start the main app. "_start()" registers its "_fini()" (to run its global dtors) with "atexit()" and then calls its "_init()" and after that passes control to "main()". So how is "foo.so"s "_fini()" registered with the atexit() stack? It is supposed to be called after the main executable's "_fini()" has been called. Also how is the technique extended to N shared libs? Thanks Ram Ramanathan Ramadass Sr. Software Engineer, Performance Analysis - Broadband, Spirent Communications, Voice: 408-752-7310 Fax: 408-752-7186 mailto:ramanathan.ramadass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.spirentcom.com
