Re: Static constructors not given ordering attributes

[Jonathan Larmour <jifl at eCosCentric dot com>]

Michael Checky wrote:
> I noticed that the following files have static constructors that don't have
> explicit ordering attributes:
>
>       kernel/current/src/common/kapi.cx
>       services/memalloc/common/current/src/kapi.cxx

These two are benign because they are just a runtime check when in debug 
mode that some kernel things match up. All that matters is that they run 
at all.

>       io/fileio/current/src/socket.cxx

This one is legitimate so I've fixed it (see ecos-patches mail list 
shortly for patch).

> I would think they need the ordering attributes, if only for consistancy.
> I have a static constructor that is ordered before CYG_INIT_APPLICATION.
> These constructors get called after my constructor, not what I expected.

I'm not worried about the kernel one, although if you're concerned enough 
to supply a potted patch (with ChangeLog entry) I'll probably apply it :-).

Jifl
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