Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > It's actually part of the C standard: there may only be one definition > of any symbol, whether that symbol refers to a function or to data. So, > for every visible symbol X in a program, &X must be the same, no matter > who is asking. All manner of things break without this. Are symbols in a shared object loaded with e.g. dlopen "visible" (in the sense of being unified with symbols in the executable, not visible via a special lookup like dlsym)? -Miles -- Freebooter, n. A conqueror in a small way of business, whose annexations lack of the sanctifying merit of magnitude.
