Re: Dlopening documentation

On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 06:29:16PM +0000, Gary V. Vaughan wrote:
> If @var{dlname} is empty, then the library cannot be dlopened.
> Otherwise, it gives the dlname of the library.  So, if the library was
> installed as @file{/usr/local/lib/libhello.la}, and the @var{dlname} was
> @file{libhello.so.3}, then @file{/usr/local/lib/libhello.so.3} should be
> dlopened.
> 
> If your program uses this approach, then it should search the
> directories listed in the @code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH}@footnote{@code{LIBPATH}
> on AIX, and @code{SHLIB_PATH} on HP-UX.} environment variable, as well as
> the directory where libraries will eventually be installed.  Searching
> this variable (or equivalent) will guarantee that your program can find
> its dlopened modules, even before installation, provided you have linked
> them using libtool.
> 
> 
> I have a feeling that this is all done automatically by lt_dlopen.  If it
> isn't then it should be...

Yes, it should be. BTW, how do we handle the case where
need_lib_prefix!=no?

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albert chin (china@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)