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Limiting symbol visibility on macos

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Dominant language
C
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98
Forks
48
Avg merge
3d 20h
Merged PRs (30d)
6

Description

Figure out if there is a way (and whether it's needed) to limit symbol visibility when building a shared library on MacOS (similarly to what we're doing on linux with --version-script).

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Research direction

Start by comparing the existing Linux shared-library build and its --version-script configuration with the macOS build settings. Determine whether limiting exported symbols is needed and identify a concrete macOS approach; document the conclusion and any required implementation scope.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, macos
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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