Multiple initializations during application's lifespan

[jacadcaps]

Hi,

in the application I'm working on there is a need to save memory whenever no embedded browsers are needed. To be able to unload cef dlls easily I have created a DLL with C exports and FreeLibrary() it after calling CefShutdown() through it. Sadly it seems this isn't currently supported in CEF. If you do something like:

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CefInitialize(false, std::wstring());
CefShutdown();
CefInitialize(false, std::wstring());


in the cefclient test application, it will stop as early as libicu initialization.

In my case the initialization dies in message_pump_win.cc/MessagePumpForUI::InitMessageWnd() (window creation fails). I also noticed that when I call CefShutdown(), the destructor of MessagePumpForUI is never called. Any chance this could be fixed / supported anytime soon ?

Using cef @ rev 64 with a matching chromium checkout.

Regards,
Jacek

[magreenblatt]

Any chance this could be fixed / supported anytime soon ?

If this is an important issue for you then submitting a patch that fixes it would be by far the fastest approach