2 files changed, 29 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/base/init.cpp b/src/lib/base/init.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1befc34d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/base/init.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+* (C) 2015 Jack Lloyd
+*
+* Botan is released under the Simplified BSD License (see license.txt)
+*/
+
+#include <botan/init.h>
+
+namespace Botan {
+
+//static
+void LibraryInitializer::initialize(const std::string&)
+   {
+   // none needed currently
+   }
+
+//static
+void LibraryInitializer::deinitialize()
+   {
+   // none needed currently
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/base/init.h b/src/lib/base/init.h
index dce564b46..b73355628 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/init.h
+++ b/src/lib/base/init.h
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ namespace Botan {
 * case, and this class is no longer needed and kept only for backwards
 * compatability.
 */
-class LibraryInitializer
+class BOTAN_DLL LibraryInitializer
    {
    public:
-      LibraryInitializer(const std::string& = "") {}
-      ~LibraryInitializer() {}
-      static void initialize(const std::string& = "") {}
-      static void deinitialize() {}
+      LibraryInitializer(const std::string& s = "") { initialize(s); }
+      ~LibraryInitializer() { deinitialize(); }
+
+      static void initialize(const std::string& = "");
+      static void deinitialize();
    };
 
 }