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From: Rob Norris <firstname.lastname@baesystems.com>
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Subject: Re: how to init static standalone library with GNAT
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:28:37 +0100
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On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:24:08 +0200, Agyaras <agyaras@kerekerdoe.hu> wrote:

>When I compile & link the library as dynamic standalone with 
>auto-initialization, then it works nicely. When I use static linking, 
>then it crashes when the map is accessed in T. Obviously the map needs 
>some initialization and auto-init is not done for static libraries (says 
>so in the manual). 
>
>Now, I prefer to use static libraries as in my experience (with other 
>languages) linking and distributing dynamic libs was always a hassle. My 
>question is:- can one initialize a standalone static library in the GNAT 
>system? If yes, then how? Is that solution portable to other compilers?
>
>Thanks for any hints & pointers,
>Agyaras

Perhaps you'll have to add routines Initialise and Is_Initialised.

Then clients *have* to ensure the library initialised before real use.

Not the most elegant solution, but should force things to work.

The initialise rotuine would have to call the internal auto-initiialise (however that is done*).
The Is_Initialised function would have to determine the state somehow*.

*Implementation details left as an exercise for the reader (because I don't know how).