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

[Ulrich Drepper <yyyyyyy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Drazen Kacar <yyyy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 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.

This doesn't work.  The registered functions obviously have to be
called before you try to unload the object.  So, it is the late if the
unloading failed (you cannot simply run the constructors again).

The original wording is what is intended.

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