RE: [RFC-3] Handle GPC specific name for main function

["Pierre Muller" <muller@ics.u-strasbg.fr>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gpc-owner@gnu.de [mailto:gpc-owner@gnu.de] On Behalf Of Adriaan
> van Os
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 9:45 AM
> To: gpc@gnu.de
> Subject: Re: [RFC-3] Handle GPC specific name for main function
> 
> > Pierre Muller wrote:
> >>   Based on comments from Waldek and concerns from Joel,
> >> I propose that we first check for the presence of the
> >> '_p_initialize' minimal symbol, and only look for
> >> '_p_M0_main_program' and 'pascal_main_program'
> >> if the '_p_initialize' was found.
> >
> > The check should certainly not be for _p_M0_main_program or
> > pascal_main_program'. Waldek rightly remarked that e.g. shared
> libraries
> > won't have these symbols. Better is to look for _p_initialize and/or
> > GPC_RTS_VERSION_YYYYMMDD.
> 
> On second thought - are these symbols present when linking to a dynamic
> libgpc ?

Does this matter anyhow?
We are just trying to get the
gdb command 'start' to end up at the right location,
i.e. for a pascal program, at the start of
the main procedure of the main source.

  This is of no meaning for a library,
unless I am missing something...
I doubt that you can use 'start' for a library.


Pierre