protobuf::internal::GetEmptyStringAlreadyInited(): Assertion `empty_string_ != __null' failed

[Jai Asher]

Hi,

    I am trying to build and run a project using protobuf-lite, my library (libMaster.so) links to another library (libpulsar.so).

    

    Scenario 1 - both libraries use protobuf classes.

    libpulsar.so includes static library libprotobuf-lite.a but is built with -fvisibility=hidden hence  libMaster.so also needs to statically include libprotobuf-lite.a
  

    Project is built but during run time I get an error

    protobuf::internal::GetEmptyStringAlreadyInited(): Assertion `empty_string_ != __null' failed

    Scenario 2 - 

    I pushed all protobuf related code to libpulsar.so, hence only this library includes static library libprotobuf-lite.a, libMaster.so doesn't include libprotobuf-lite.a. code runs fine during run time.

    I don't understand why Scenario 1 fails but Scenario 2 passes. Is there some restriction that the static library can't be included twice.

Regards,

Jai

PS: I am restricted to use libprotobuf-lite.a and can't use the shared library.