Fwd: BUG #19095: Test if function exit() is used fail when linked static

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From: BharatDB <bharatdbpg(at)gmail(dot)com>
Date: Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: BUG #19095: Test if function exit() is used fail when linked
static
To: <torsten(dot)rupp(at)gmx(dot)net>, <pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, <
michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
Cc: VASUKI M <vasukim1992002(at)gmail(dot)com>

> Hello Hackers,
>
> While reproducing a static linking issue between libpq and libcrypto.a,
> I observed that the Makefile's symbol check incorrectly reports missing
> exit() symbols because 'grep exit' also matches 'atexit' and
> 'OPENSSL_atexit', etc.
>
> As discussed in the thread by Michael Paquier
> (https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/aQA1obboZFjqjaBI%40paquier.xyz)
> it seems a related fix was committed earlier. However, I was able to
> reproduce this issue again using PostgreSQL 18 (latest release).
>
> Steps to reproduce:
> nm -A -u ./src/interfaces/libpq/libpq.a
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.a 2>/dev/null | grep -v __cxa_atexit |
> grep exit
>
> Output:
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.a:libcrypto-lib-init.o:
> U atexit
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.a:libdefault-lib-rand_unix.o:
> U OPENSSL_atexit
>
> This falsely triggers an undefined exit() error.
> [1]Changing the grep pattern to match the exact symbol ('grep -x exit')
> prevents
> such false positives.

[2]Alternatively, excluding pthread_exit() (similar to
> __cxa_atexit) would also avoid the issue.
>
> But [1] will handle all the false positives instead of just pthread_exit
.LGTM

Expected (after fix):
> no output — no false positives.
>
> Patch attached.I would love to hear any suggestions from the committers.
>
Thanks in advance

>
> Best regards,
> Vasuki M
>
BharatDB,

> CDAC Chennai.
>