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+// This file is used by dynamically-linked ruby and miniruby.
+// miniruby uses this Init_ext, which does nothing. It does not support require'ing extension libraries.
+// Dynamically-linked ruby uses this Init_ext, which does nothing. It loads extension libraries by dlopen, etc.
+// Statically-linked ruby does not use this Init_ext. Instead, "ext/extinit.c" (which is a generated file) defines Init_ext, which activates the (statically-linked) extension libraries.
+
void
Init_ext(void)
{