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weak/strong definitions
- From: "Ilya Lipovsky" <lipovsky at cs dot bu dot edu>
- To: <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:55:13 -0400
- Subject: weak/strong definitions
Hi,
I have a question:
pthread_mutexattr_setrobust_np is strong definition.
pthread_mutexattr_getkind_np is weak definition.
I can't quite see the pattern - why some function definitions are weak and
some aren't. Could you please enlighten me?
Regards,
Ilya