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-rw-r--r--libbuild2/module.hxx14
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/libbuild2/module.hxx b/libbuild2/module.hxx
index 5fbed9c..7d94837 100644
--- a/libbuild2/module.hxx
+++ b/libbuild2/module.hxx
@@ -56,12 +56,18 @@ namespace build2
module_init_function* init;
};
- // The register() function will be written in C++ and will be called from
- // C++ but we need to suppress name mangling to be able to use dlsym() and
- // equivalent.
+ // The build2_<modname>_load() function will be written in C++ and will be
+ // called from C++ but we need to suppress name mangling to be able to use
+ // dlsym() or equivalent.
+ //
+ // Note that the load() function is guaranteed to be called during serial
+ // execution (either from main() or during the load phase).
+ //
+ // @@ I wonder if returning a "C++ struct" (it contains pointer to functions
+ // with signatures containing C++ type) is kosher.
//
extern "C"
- using module_register_function = module_functions ();
+ using module_load_function = module_functions ();
// Loaded modules state.
//