On 11 November 2012 10:39, Russel Winder <russel@winder.org.uk> wrote:
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> |> gdc -o lib_helloWorld.so -shared helloWorld.os
> /usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/libgphobos2.a(object_.o): relocation R_X86_64_32S against `_D11TypeInfo_Pv6__initZ' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
> /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6/libgphobos2.a: could not read symbols: Bad value
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
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I'd say feature.  If libgphobos was a shared object, I don't believe you would get this.


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On Sun, 2012-11-11 at 11:17 +0000, Iain Buclaw wrote:
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> I'd say feature.  If libgphobos was a shared object, I don't believe you would get this.

So the upshot is that we need to indent for libgphobos2.so in order for D to be useful in association with Python and ctypes.

I guess the question is whether, like Go, D will eschew shared objects, or whether, like C and C++, D will embrace shared objects.

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On 11 November 2012 19:03, Russel Winder <russel@winder.org.uk> wrote:
> On Sun, 2012-11-11 at 11:17 +0000, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> […]
>> I'd say feature.  If libgphobos was a shared object, I don't believe you would get this.
>
> So the upshot is that we need to indent for libgphobos2.so in order for D to be useful in association with Python and ctypes.
>
> I guess the question is whether, like Go, D will eschew shared objects, or whether, like C and C++, D will embrace shared objects.
>

I'm genuinely optimistic about embracing shared objects.  Though I've taken a cathedral stance and will not be releasing anything until it is ready.

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Iain Buclaw

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