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+/*
+ * Copyright 1997-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
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+ *
+ */
+
+// init_globals replaces C++ global objects so we can use the standard linker
+// to link Delta (which is at least twice as fast as using the GNU C++ linker).
+// Also, init.c gives explicit control over the sequence of initialization.
+
+// Programming convention: instead of using a global object (e,g, "Foo foo;"),
+// use "Foo* foo;", create a function init_foo() in foo.c, and add a call
+// to init_foo in init.cpp.
+
+jint init_globals();     // call constructors at startup (main Java thread)
+void vm_init_globals();  // call constructors at startup (VM thread)
+void exit_globals();     // call destructors before exit
+
+bool is_init_completed();     // returns true when bootstrapping has completed
+void set_init_completed();    // set basic init to completed