Re: Template vector deleting destructor weak reference causes unexpected object files to be loaded
<3130@mail.com> wrote in message
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When Visual Studio C++ instantiates a template class that has a
virtual destructor, it generates a weak reference for the vector
deleting destructor (VDD) using IMAGE_WEAK_EXTERN_SEARCH_LIBRARY
(instead of the alternate IMAGE_WEAK_EXTERN_SEARCH_NOLIBRARY).
This causes the linker to search all accompanying libraries to try to
resolve the VDD which can cause the linker to include .obj files
unexpectedly, and unnecessarily. Including these .obj files can cause
side-effects that make the resulting executable behave totally
unexpectedly.
I think you're relying on undefined behavior. Do you have any evidence to
indicate that the linker is not allowed to perform initialization of global
variables in the library you give it according to its own whims (as long as
it does so an entire file at a time)?
For more information, see this feedback report:
http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=383158
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