[ scummvm-Bugs-3492138 ] PARALLACTION: Global constructors degrade portability

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Bugs item #3492138, was opened at 2012-02-23 07:45
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Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Max Horn (fingolfin)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: PARALLACTION: Global constructors degrade portability

Initial Comment:
The PARALLACTION engine makes use of global constructors, which reduces portability. Here's the relevant error / warning from clang.


    C++      engines/parallaction/parser_br.o
../../engines/parallaction/parser_br.cpp:837:23: error: declaration requires a global constructor
      [-Werror,-Wglobal-constructors]
static ZoneTypeParser parsers[] = {
                      ^           ~
1 error generated.
make: *** [engines/parallaction/parser_br.o] Error 1
    C++      engines/parallaction/parser_ns.o
../../engines/parallaction/parser_ns.cpp:1448:23: error: declaration requires a global constructor
      [-Werror,-Wglobal-constructors]
static ZoneTypeParser parsers[] = {
                      ^           ~
1 error generated.
make: *** [engines/parallaction/parser_ns.o] Error 1

    C++      engines/parallaction/staticres.o
../../engines/parallaction/staticres.cpp:316:50: error: declaration requires a global constructor
      [-Werror,-Wglobal-constructors]
const Parallaction_ns::Callable Parallaction_ns::_dosCallables[] = {
                                                 ^                 ~
../../engines/parallaction/staticres.cpp:344:50: error: declaration requires a global constructor
      [-Werror,-Wglobal-constructors]
const Parallaction_ns::Callable Parallaction_ns::_amigaCallables[] = {
                                                 ^                   ~
../../engines/parallaction/staticres.cpp:374:50: error: declaration requires a global constructor
      [-Werror,-Wglobal-constructors]
const Parallaction_br::Callable Parallaction_br::_dosCallables[] = {
                                                 ^                 ~
../../engines/parallaction/staticres.cpp:383:50: error: declaration requires a global constructor
      [-Werror,-Wglobal-constructors]
const Parallaction_br::Callable Parallaction_br::_amigaCallables[] = {
                                                 ^                   ~
4 errors generated.


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