curl_global_init.3: Add Windows-specific info for init via DLL
- Add to both curl_global_init.3 and libcurl.3 the caveat for Windows that initializing libcurl via a DLL's DllMain or static initializer could cause a deadlock. Bug: https://github.com/bagder/curl/issues/586 Reported-by: marc-groundctl@users.noreply.github.com
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@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ object as the program starts up and the destructor as it terminates. As the
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author of this libcurl-using module, you can make the constructor call
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\fIcurl_global_init(3)\fP and the destructor call \fIcurl_global_cleanup(3)\fP
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and satisfy libcurl's requirements without your user having to think about it.
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(Caveat: If you are initializing libcurl from a Windows DLL you should not
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initialize it from DllMain or a static initializer because Windows holds the
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loader lock during that time and it could cause a deadlock.)
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\fIcurl_global_init(3)\fP has an argument that tells what particular parts of
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the global constant environment to set up. In order to successfully use any
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