Linking with embedded modules in a static library.

[tdiff]

Hi,

pybind registers module init functions in constructor of a global object (detail::embedded_module pybind11_module_), defined with PYBIND11_EMBEDDED_MODULE.

Unfortunately, if the embedded module is defined in a static library that is linked to the main executable, the global object gets dropped by the linker (as it is not referenced elsewhere), so no initialization is performed and PyImport_AppendInittab is not called.

I must not be the first one to hit this (however, did not find smth similar in github issues), any advice would be much appreciated.

[allsey87]

I might have a (work in progress) solution to this. See #4796.

[ghost]

So is there a usable solution as of now ?