DYLIB entry point

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DYLIB entry point

Hello guys, I am new in Mac, I was trying to find answers for my questions in official Mac docs,... but I could not...

1. Does DYLIB file contain entry point like DLL's WinMain?

2. Where can I find does about DYLIB loading into memory?

Thanks,
Dymytriy.

Mac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jun 4, 2010 6:27 AM

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ericmeyers

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Jun 5, 2010 10:37 AM in response to Dymytriy

Dymytriy wrote:
Hello guys, I am new in Mac, I was trying to find answers for my questions in official Mac docs,... but I could not...

1. Does DYLIB file contain entry point like DLL's WinMain?

DllMain is what you are thinking of and yes ...


 _attribute_((constructor)) void foobar() 
{ 
 ...
}

2. Where can I find does about DYLIB loading into memory?

http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/D ynamicLibraries/000-Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP4000190 8-SW1

Thanks,

You're welcome.

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