tech-userlevel: atexit(3) and exec(3)

Subject: atexit(3) and exec(3)
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 09/24/2002 10:56:41

If a program (ie not a process) exits by calling exec(3)
then the functions registered by atexit(3) are not called.

I've not looked to see if this is a problem anywhere, but
it is certainly inconsistent.

Amongst other effects this means that the termination functions
of shared libraries will not be executed.

	David

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David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk