topic shared object symbol visibility in Operating System - HP-UX

shared object symbol visibility

chilabot — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:37:49 GMT

I'm trying to compile a C++ shared object, and the weirdest thing happens. Whenever some code is in there, all the symbols from a certain compilation object dissappear. When I remove that code, they appear. For instance:

#include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_vector.hpp>

namespace nsp
{

    template <typename Type>
    struct Holder
    {
        boost::ptr_vector<Type> vec;
    };

    class Object { int a; };

    Holder<Object> holder;

    void testIt()
    {
        // holder.vec.push_back(new Object());
    }
}

$g++ -shared test.cpp -o test.so -I${BOOST_INCLUDE_GCC}/1.51

But if I uncomment the line inside 'testIt', the 'nm' command shows nothing. If there's no 'Holder' template, just the 'vec', the symbols appears. If the type is just an 'int', the symbol appears.

What could be the cause of this?

$ g++ --version
g++ (GCC) 4.7.0
Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

$ uname -a
HP-UX rx8km B.11.31 U ia64 2229485251 unlimited-user license

Re: shared lib symbol visibility (hidden local symbol)

Dennis Handly — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:43:01 GMT

It would be helpful to run nm(1) on the object file instead of a shlib.

>If the type is just an 'int', the symbol appears.

The template type as in: ?

Holder<int> holder;

Or:

boost::ptr_vector<int> vec;

Re: shared lib symbol visibility

chilabot — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:42:05 GMT

>It would be helpful to run nm(1) on an object file instead of a shlib.

What should be run on a shlib?

>>If the type is just an 'int', the symbol appears.

>The template type as in: ?

>Holder<int> holder;

>Or:

>boost::ptr_vector<int> vec;

Holder<int> holder;

Re: shared lib symbol visibility (hidden local symbol)

Dennis Handly — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:43:24 GMT

>What should be run on a shlib?

You already did this. Now run nm(1) on the object file.

Re: shared lib symbol visibility (missing symbol)

chilabot — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:32:42 GMT

I did that and the symbol appears. I tried using the shared object anyways and it worked even thou the nm does not show the symbol. Weird.

Re: shared lib symbol visibility (hidden local symbol)

Dennis Handly — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:42:34 GMT

>I did that and the symbol appears.

Can you provide the nm(1) output, perhaps the symbol is only local and so doesn't get put in the shlib symbol table?