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From: Steven Smith <sos22@cantab.net>
Subject: Re: Automatic library init
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 14:50:08 +0100
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> Back in the day (Borland days), there used to be a pragma directive that
> could be used to automatically call a function with-in the library on
> startup.  I know something like this must exist in gcc but I can't find
> it.
I think the approved method is to use constructor functions:

void cons_func(void) __attribute__((constructor));

void cons_func(void)
{
	/* Do initialisation stuff here */
}

Note that it isn't hugely well defined what order constructor
functions get called in, so be careful when calling other libraries.

Steven.

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