From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-14 00:28:21
Emil Dotchevski wrote:
> However I don't see how this can be done automatically. I suppose
> you're using some kind of global object to do the registration
> (because you say
> it's done on startup). However, the global object isn't guaranteed to
> be initialized at startup, all you know is that it will be
> initialized before you enter any function from foo.cpp.
I didn't see how to do this either. Dave Abrahams finally did it. Look in
export.hpp
> In fact I have seen Metrowerks (correctly) consider a similar
> "automatic" registration dead code and remove all foo.cpp code from
> the executable (not just the global object, the entire class foo is
> removed.)
I notice that export.hpp has some special code for Metrowerks - maybe that's
related to your point.
Look in export.hpp
Robert Ramey