Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2114: Patch for export symbols from shared library

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2114: Patch for export symbols from shared library
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-06 16:16:43

#2114: Patch for export symbols from shared library
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 Reporter:  arhip                                                                 |       Owner:  johnmaddock
     Type:  Patches                                                               |      Status:  new        
Milestone:  To Be Determined                                                      |   Component:  config     
  Version:  Boost Development Trunk                                               |    Severity:  Cosmetic   
 Keywords:  symbol export shared library gcc exception dynamic shared object dso  |  
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Comment(by johnmaddock):

 Is this nearly ready to go in Trunk now?

 Before it does at the very least we need:

 1) An update for
 http://www.boost.org/development/separate_compilation.html

 2) An update for the Boost.Config docs for each of these new macros.
 3) A clear understanding of what BOOST_SYMBOL_FORWARD_EXPORT/IMPORT do.
 4) A clear understanding of what needs re-exporting - IMO
 BOOST_EXCEPTION_EXPORT is somewhat misleading since as I understand the
 gcc docs this may need to be applied to any class that has "vague linkage"
 whatever that is.  Also do we need to re-export std lib exceptions from
 our SO's?  Do we have a dependency analysis to know when we need to use
 these (or that we don't need to)?

 John.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/2114#comment:13>
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