Static initialization crashing with bad instruction

• Subject: Static initialization crashing with bad instruction
• From: "Fred Crary" <email@hidden>
• Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:39:50 -0800
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• Thread-topic: Static initialization crashing with bad instruction

We are trying to move a Netscape-style plug-in to a universal binary. When the plug-in is loaded, it crashes while running the static initializers. This behavior occurs only on the i386 architecture -- the ppc works fine.

The specific error is a "bad instruction" which seems to be called by a branch into uninitialized memory. We tracked one instance down, replaced it by a singleton, and the problem moved to another static initialization.

Is this a known bug with a known workaround (e.g., a compiler switch)? (I did some searching before I posted this and didn't find anything that seemed pertinent.)

Thanks,
Fred

P.S. Is this question better posted on a different list? If so, suggestions would be appreciated.

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