Fix symbol collision with other native gems using libzstd#104
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- Hide all ZSTD symbols by default using -fvisibility=hidden - Use exported_symbols_list on macOS to explicitly control exported symbols - Only export Init_zstdruby function required for Ruby extension initialization - Add RUBY_FUNC_EXPORTED macro to Init_zstdruby function This resolves symbol collision issues when using zstd-ruby alongside other gems that dynamically link to system libzstd (e.g., rdkafka-ruby). Fixes #102
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This PR fixes the symbol collision issue reported in #102 when using zstd-ruby alongside other gems that dynamically link to system libzstd (e.g., rdkafka-ruby).
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Root Cause
The issue was caused by zstd-ruby exporting all ZSTD symbols globally, which created conflicts when other gems expected to use system libzstd. This resulted in memory corruption and segmentation faults.
Solution
With this fix, only the function is exported, preventing symbol collisions while maintaining full compatibility with existing functionality.
Testing
Fixes #102