Dynamic Libraries

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Title: Dynamic Library Support for C++

Authors: Sean Parent, Mat Marcus

[edit] Abstract

[edit] Introduction

[edit] Body

[edit] Basic Use Cases

[edit] Separate Compilation (Revision Locked)

[edit] Upgradable Component (Not Revision Locked)

[edit] Plug-In Component

[edit] Dynamic Library Issues

[edit] Standard ABI

[edit] Name Mangling

[edit] RTTI

[edit] Exception Handling

[edit] Replacement Operators

[edit] Symbol Visibility

[edit] Static Initialization

[edit] Object Lifetime

[edit] Code Lifetime

[edit] Inline Functions and Template Instantiations

[edit] Exported Templates

[edit] Library Versioning

[edit] Multiple Versions in Same Application

[edit] Standard Library Symbols and Versioning

[edit] Issues with New Language Features?

[edit] Proposal

[edit] Related Work

[1] N1400 Toward standardization of dynamic libraries, Matt Austern

[2] N1418 Dynamic Libraries in C++ Notes from the Technical Session in Santa Cruz, Oct. 21, 2002, Pete Becker

[3] N1496 Draft Proposal for Dynamic Libraries in C++ (Revision 1), Pete Becker

[4] N1976 Dynamic Shared Objects: Survey and Issues, Benjamin Kosnik

[5] N2013 Versioning with Namespaces, Benjamin Kosnik

[6] N2117 Minimal Dynamic Library Support, Lawrence Crowl

[7] N2073 Modules in C++ (Revision 4), Daveed Vandevoorde

[8] N2074 Plugins in C++, Daveed Vandevoorde

[edit] Acknowledgments