[K42-discussion] static_buf in gentmp

[Donour Sizemore]

Dilma DaSilva wrote:
> Donour Sizemore writes:
>  > I'm getting linking errors like this:
>  > 
> [examples removed]
> 
>  > That seem to be coming from the code created from gentmp.awk.
>  > 
>  > -- gentmp.awk --
>  > function createStandardFunc()
>  > {
>  >    ...
>  >   
>  >   printf("template<> char 
>  > %s<INSTNAME>::static_buf[sizeof(%s<INSTNAME>)]\n",TMclass,TMclass)              
>  >  > XF;
>  >   
>  >    ...
>  > --
>  > 
>  > 
>  > Does anybody know what the purpose of the static_buf member?
>  > 
> 
> Donour,
> 
> I was not familiar with this "static_buf", but poking around I see that
> the generated code for TypeMgrServer (for example in file
> powerpc/fullDeb/lib/libc/cobj/tmplTplXTypeMgrServer.I) invokes
>     TplMetaTypeMgrServer<INSTNAME> *self = new(static_buf) TplMetaTypeMgrServer<INSTNAME>;
>                                                            
> and then
>     DREFGOBJ(TheTypeMgrRef)->registerTypeHdlr(typeID(), xoh,(uval)self);
> 
> This means that method TypeMgr::registerTypeHdlr (in lib/libc/cobj/TypeMgr.C) stores 
> the allocated static_buf as "localPtr", which can be retrieved by
> method TypeMgr::getTypeLocalPtr (invoked from giveAccessSetClientData
> or giveAccessInternal).
> 
> What do you have on your generated TplMetaTypeMgrServer.H?
> 

I'm sorry. I don't understand the question.

donour