Windows MSVC/GNU function pointer check issues
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Description
Windows targets under MSVC and GNU currently skip function pointer checks in ctest.
The issue is two-fold. Linking in MSVC works just fine. It's the function pointers that end up resolving unequal. Linking in GNU fails. It reports undefined references to certain library symbols.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the function pointer checks in ctest for Windows targets under both MSVC and GNU. Compare the MSVC results, where linking succeeds but pointers compare unequal, with GNU's undefined library-symbol references. Done means the checks run correctly on both toolchains without skipped comparisons or unresolved symbols.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100