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Diffstat (limited to 'cutl/details/export.hxx')
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1 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cutl/details/export.hxx b/cutl/details/export.hxx index f9f764f..c6c9f39 100644 --- a/cutl/details/export.hxx +++ b/cutl/details/export.hxx @@ -7,6 +7,43 @@ #include <cutl/details/config.hxx> +// Normally we don't export class templates (but do complete specializations), +// inline functions, and classes with only inline member functions. Exporting +// classes that inherit from non-exported/imported bases (e.g., std::string) +// will end up badly. The only known workarounds are to not inherit or to not +// export. Also, MinGW GCC doesn't like seeing non-exported function being +// used before their inline definition. The workaround is to reorder code. In +// the end it's all trial and error. + +#ifdef LIBCUTL_BUILD2 + +#if defined(LIBCUTL_STATIC) // Using static. +# define LIBCUTL_EXPORT +#elif defined(LIBCUTL_STATIC_BUILD) // Building static. +# define LIBCUTL_EXPORT +#elif defined(LIBCUTL_SHARED) // Using shared. +# ifdef _WIN32 +# define LIBCUTL_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport) +# else +# define LIBCUTL_EXPORT +# endif +#elif defined(LIBCUTL_SHARED_BUILD) // Building shared. +# ifdef _WIN32 +# define LIBCUTL_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport) +# else +# define LIBCUTL_EXPORT +# endif +#else +// If none of the above macros are defined, then we assume we are being used +// by some third-party build system that cannot/doesn't signal the library +// type. Note that this fallback works for both static and shared but in case +// of shared will be sub-optimal compared to having dllimport. +// +# define LIBCUTL_EXPORT // Using static or shared. +#endif + +#else // LIBCUTL_BUILD2 + #ifdef LIBCUTL_STATIC_LIB # define LIBCUTL_EXPORT #else @@ -33,4 +70,6 @@ # endif #endif +#endif // LIBCUTL_BUILD2 + #endif // CUTL_DETAILS_EXPORT_HXX |