status of shared libs

[Rainer Schuetze]

On 08.04.2013 20:54, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2013-04-08 20:00, Rainer Schuetze wrote:
>
>> I think the correct way is to remove the C main function from dmain2.d
>> and put it in an extra library to be linked with the executable. At
>> least on Windows, you won't be able to link back from the DLL to the
>> main executable.
>
> The D main function as well?
>

Inside a DLL you don't run the D main function, and the executable must 
have it (or WinMain), so it doesn't make sense to define one in the 
shared druntime DLL.

Depending on whether _Dmain, WinMain or DLLMain is found in the D source 
code, the corresponding startup code is linked, and only the startup 
code for _Dmain drags in the the C main function.