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Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 12:45:00 -0500
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
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To: Rogier Wolff <R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl>
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Subject: Re: EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS vs. (null) ?
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Rogier Wolff wrote:
> 
> Alan Cox wrote:
> > > What is the difference between a module that exports no symbols and
> > > includes EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS reference, and such a module that lacks
> > > EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS?
> > >
> > > Alan once upbraided me for assuming they were the same :)
> >
> > EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS             -       nothing exported
> > MODULE_foo                    -       export specific symbol
> >
> > none of the above, export all globals but without modvers
>                                 ^^^^^^^ and statics!!!!
> 
> I consider that a bug, but...

eh?  Can you give an example of this?  This should definitely -not- be
the case.

	Jeff


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