Re: EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS vs. (null) ?

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Sat Nov 18 2000 - 12:12:49 EST

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> 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

The behaviour may have changed with newer modutils, its originally there for
compatibility in the earlier days of the module stuff

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