Marcus Clyne <maccaday@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I've got it to work, by adding a 'main' function to my shared object code. > > I don't understand why I need to do this though. I didn't think that > main' functions were required in shared objects, and when I compile > using the shell, it compiles ok without one. When I used the same > code on my old system, it worked without needing to add one, even in > the exec function executions. > > Could this be a bug in GCC? The version I'm using currently is 4.3.3. > > Alternatively, is there another option I should add when using exec > functions to call GCC to prevent the need for adding 'main' functions? If gcc works as you expect when invoked from the shell, then I don't think it can be a bug in gcc. I think it must be a bug in the way that you are invoking it from your program. Or maybe you have a shell alias or something, who knows. There is nothing magic about exec. The shell uses exec also. gcc does not behave differently when invoked via exec or via the shell--it can't. Ian
