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Re: AI 42: atexit() and dlclose()

To: Mark Brown <yyyyy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: AI 42: atexit() and dlclose()
From: Drazen Kacar <yyyy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 22:19:43 +0100
Cc: Austin Group <yyyyyyyyyyyyyy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
References: <B6D3DFD4.3655%bmark@us.ibm.com>
Mark Brown wrote:

> The recommendation (from Ulrich Drepper via Clive Feather) was a change in
> the atexit() text as shown below. Based on review I recommend that we

[...]

> > {{CX}}    exit() or a return from main( ). {{Object unloading occurs by a
> >           call to dlclose().}}

I'd be happier with "Object unloading occurs by a successful invocation
of dlclose()." If dlclose() can't or won't unload object (for any reason),
it doesn't make sense to run atexit handlers anyway.

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