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2use Config;
3
4sub to_string {
5 my ($value) = @_;
6 $value =~ s/\\/\\\\'/g;
7 $value =~ s/'/\\'/g;
8 return "'$value'";
9}
10
11unlink "DynaLoader.pm" if -f "DynaLoader.pm";
12open OUT, ">DynaLoader.pm" or die $!;
13print OUT <<'EOT';
14
15# Generated from DynaLoader.pm.PL (resolved %Config::Config values)
16
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17package DynaLoader;
18
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19# And Gandalf said: 'Many folk like to know beforehand what is to
20# be set on the table; but those who have laboured to prepare the
21# feast like to keep their secret; for wonder makes the words of
22# praise louder.'
23
24# (Quote from Tolkien sugested by Anno Siegel.)
25#
26# See pod text at end of file for documentation.
27# See also ext/DynaLoader/README in source tree for other information.
28#
29# Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk, August 1994
30
fb73857a 31$VERSION = $VERSION = "1.03"; # avoid typo warning
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dc848c6f 33require AutoLoader;
34*AUTOLOAD = \&AutoLoader::AUTOLOAD;
8e07c86e 35
fb73857a 36# The following require can't be removed during maintenance
37# releases, sadly, because of the risk of buggy code that does
38# require Carp; Carp::croak "..."; without brackets dying
39# if Carp hasn't been loaded in earlier compile time. :-(
40# We'll let those bugs get found on the development track.
41require Carp if $] < 5.00450;
42
43
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44# enable debug/trace messages from DynaLoader perl code
45$dl_debug = $ENV{PERL_DL_DEBUG} || 0 unless defined $dl_debug;
46
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47#
48# Flags to alter dl_load_file behaviour. Assigned bits:
49# 0x01 make symbols available for linking later dl_load_file's.
50# (only known to work on Solaris 2 using dlopen(RTLD_GLOBAL))
f86702cc 51# (ignored under VMS; effect is built-in to image linking)
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52#
53# This is called as a class method $module->dl_load_flags. The
54# definition here will be inherited and result on "default" loading
55# behaviour unless a sub-class of DynaLoader defines its own version.
56#
57
58sub dl_load_flags { 0x00 }
59
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60# ($dl_dlext, $dlsrc)
61# = @Config::Config{'dlext', 'dlsrc'};
62EOT
63
64print OUT " (\$dl_dlext, \$dlsrc) = (",
65 to_string($Config::Config{'dlext'}), ",",
66 to_string($Config::Config{'dlsrc'}), ")\n;" ;
ff7f3c60 67
03c9e98c 68print OUT <<'EOT';
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69
70# Some systems need special handling to expand file specifications
71# (VMS support by Charles Bailey <bailey@HMIVAX.HUMGEN.UPENN.EDU>)
72# See dl_expandspec() for more details. Should be harmless but
73# inefficient to define on systems that don't need it.
d404d5bf 74$do_expand = $Is_VMS = $^O eq 'VMS';
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75
76@dl_require_symbols = (); # names of symbols we need
77@dl_resolve_using = (); # names of files to link with
78@dl_library_path = (); # path to look for files
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79@dl_librefs = (); # things we have loaded
80@dl_modules = (); # Modules we have loaded
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81
82# This is a fix to support DLD's unfortunate desire to relink -lc
83@dl_resolve_using = dl_findfile('-lc') if $dlsrc eq "dl_dld.xs";
84
85# Initialise @dl_library_path with the 'standard' library path
86# for this platform as determined by Configure
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88# push(@dl_library_path, split(' ', $Config::Config{'libpth'});
89EOT
90
91print OUT "push(\@dl_library_path, split(' ', ",
92 to_string($Config::Config{'libpth'}), "));\n";
93
94print OUT <<'EOT';
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95
96# Add to @dl_library_path any extra directories we can gather from
97# environment variables. So far LD_LIBRARY_PATH is the only known
98# variable used for this purpose. Others may be added later.
99push(@dl_library_path, split(/:/, $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH}))
100 if $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH};
101
102
103# No prizes for guessing why we don't say 'bootstrap DynaLoader;' here.
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104boot_DynaLoader('DynaLoader') if defined(&boot_DynaLoader) &&
105 !defined(&dl_load_file);
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106
107
108if ($dl_debug) {
109 print STDERR "DynaLoader.pm loaded (@INC, @dl_library_path)\n";
110 print STDERR "DynaLoader not linked into this perl\n"
111 unless defined(&boot_DynaLoader);
112}
113
1141; # End of main code
115
116
fb73857a 117sub croak { require Carp; Carp::croak(@_) }
118
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119# The bootstrap function cannot be autoloaded (without complications)
120# so we define it here:
121
122sub bootstrap {
123 # use local vars to enable $module.bs script to edit values
124 local(@args) = @_;
125 local($module) = $args[0];
126 local(@dirs, $file);
127
fb73857a 128 unless ($module) {
129 require Carp;
130 Carp::confess("Usage: DynaLoader::bootstrap(module)");
131 }
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132
133 # A common error on platforms which don't support dynamic loading.
134 # Since it's fatal and potentially confusing we give a detailed message.
fb73857a 135 croak("Can't load module $module, dynamic loading not available in this perl.\n".
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136 " (You may need to build a new perl executable which either supports\n".
137 " dynamic loading or has the $module module statically linked into it.)\n")
138 unless defined(&dl_load_file);
139
140 my @modparts = split(/::/,$module);
141 my $modfname = $modparts[-1];
142
143 # Some systems have restrictions on files names for DLL's etc.
144 # mod2fname returns appropriate file base name (typically truncated)
145 # It may also edit @modparts if required.
146 $modfname = &mod2fname(\@modparts) if defined &mod2fname;
147
148 my $modpname = join('/',@modparts);
149
150 print STDERR "DynaLoader::bootstrap for $module ",
151 "(auto/$modpname/$modfname.$dl_dlext)\n" if $dl_debug;
152
153 foreach (@INC) {
54d6a3b3 154 chop($_ = VMS::Filespec::unixpath($_)) if $Is_VMS;
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155 my $dir = "$_/auto/$modpname";
156 next unless -d $dir; # skip over uninteresting directories
157
158 # check for common cases to avoid autoload of dl_findfile
fb73857a 159 my $try = "$dir/$modfname.$dl_dlext";
160 last if $file = ($do_expand) ? dl_expandspec($try) : (-f $try && $try);
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161
162 # no luck here, save dir for possible later dl_findfile search
fb73857a 163 push @dirs, $dir;
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164 }
165 # last resort, let dl_findfile have a go in all known locations
fb73857a 166 $file = dl_findfile(map("-L$_",@dirs,@INC), $modfname) unless $file;
8e07c86e 167
fb73857a 168 croak("Can't locate loadable object for module $module in \@INC (\@INC contains: @INC)")
169 unless $file; # wording similar to error from 'require'
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170
171 my $bootname = "boot_$module";
172 $bootname =~ s/\W/_/g;
173 @dl_require_symbols = ($bootname);
174
175 # Execute optional '.bootstrap' perl script for this module.
176 # The .bs file can be used to configure @dl_resolve_using etc to
177 # match the needs of the individual module on this architecture.
178 my $bs = $file;
179 $bs =~ s/(\.\w+)?$/\.bs/; # look for .bs 'beside' the library
180 if (-s $bs) { # only read file if it's not empty
d404d5bf 181 print STDERR "BS: $bs ($^O, $dlsrc)\n" if $dl_debug;
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182 eval { do $bs; };
183 warn "$bs: $@\n" if $@;
184 }
185
186 # Many dynamic extension loading problems will appear to come from
187 # this section of code: XYZ failed at line 123 of DynaLoader.pm.
188 # Often these errors are actually occurring in the initialisation
189 # C code of the extension XS file. Perl reports the error as being
190 # in this perl code simply because this was the last perl code
191 # it executed.
192
ff7f3c60 193 my $libref = dl_load_file($file, $module->dl_load_flags) or
fb73857a 194 croak("Can't load '$file' for module $module: ".dl_error()."\n");
8e07c86e 195
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196 push(@dl_librefs,$libref); # record loaded object
197
8e07c86e 198 my @unresolved = dl_undef_symbols();
fb73857a 199 if (@unresolved) {
200 require Carp;
201 Carp::carp("Undefined symbols present after loading $file: @unresolved\n");
202 }
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204 my $boot_symbol_ref = dl_find_symbol($libref, $bootname) or
fb73857a 205 croak("Can't find '$bootname' symbol in $file\n");
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206
207 my $xs = dl_install_xsub("${module}::bootstrap", $boot_symbol_ref, $file);
208
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209 push(@dl_modules, $module); # record loaded module
210
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211 # See comment block above
212 &$xs(@args);
213}
214
215
fb73857a 216#sub _check_file { # private utility to handle dl_expandspec vs -f tests
217# my($file) = @_;
218# return $file if (!$do_expand && -f $file); # the common case
219# return $file if ( $do_expand && ($file=dl_expandspec($file)));
220# return undef;
221#}
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223
224# Let autosplit and the autoloader deal with these functions:
225__END__
226
227
228sub dl_findfile {
229 # Read ext/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.doc for detailed information.
230 # This function does not automatically consider the architecture
231 # or the perl library auto directories.
232 my (@args) = @_;
233 my (@dirs, $dir); # which directories to search
234 my (@found); # full paths to real files we have found
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236
237print OUT ' my $dl_ext= ' . to_string($Config::Config{'dlext'}) .
238 "; # \$Config::Config{'dlext'} suffix for perl extensions\n";
239print OUT ' my $dl_so = ' . to_string($Config::Config{'so'}) .
240 "; # \$Config::Config{'so'} suffix for shared libraries\n";
241
242print OUT <<'EOT';
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244 print STDERR "dl_findfile(@args)\n" if $dl_debug;
245
246 # accumulate directories but process files as they appear
247 arg: foreach(@args) {
248 # Special fast case: full filepath requires no search
54d6a3b3 249 if ($Is_VMS && m%[:>/\]]% && -f $_) {
250 push(@found,dl_expandspec(VMS::Filespec::vmsify($_)));
251 last arg unless wantarray;
252 next;
253 }
254 elsif (m:/: && -f $_ && !$do_expand) {
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255 push(@found,$_);
256 last arg unless wantarray;
257 next;
258 }
259
260 # Deal with directories first:
261 # Using a -L prefix is the preferred option (faster and more robust)
262 if (m:^-L:) { s/^-L//; push(@dirs, $_); next; }
263
264 # Otherwise we try to try to spot directories by a heuristic
265 # (this is a more complicated issue than it first appears)
266 if (m:/: && -d $_) { push(@dirs, $_); next; }
267
268 # VMS: we may be using native VMS directry syntax instead of
269 # Unix emulation, so check this as well
54d6a3b3 270 if ($Is_VMS && /[:>\]]/ && -d $_) { push(@dirs, $_); next; }
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271
272 # Only files should get this far...
273 my(@names, $name); # what filenames to look for
274 if (m:-l: ) { # convert -lname to appropriate library name
275 s/-l//;
276 push(@names,"lib$_.$dl_so");
277 push(@names,"lib$_.a");
278 } else { # Umm, a bare name. Try various alternatives:
279 # these should be ordered with the most likely first
d404d5bf 280 push(@names,"$_.$dl_ext") unless m/\.$dl_ext$/o;
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281 push(@names,"$_.$dl_so") unless m/\.$dl_so$/o;
282 push(@names,"lib$_.$dl_so") unless m:/:;
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283 push(@names,"$_.a") if !m/\.a$/ and $dlsrc eq "dl_dld.xs";
284 push(@names, $_);
285 }
286 foreach $dir (@dirs, @dl_library_path) {
287 next unless -d $dir;
54d6a3b3 288 chop($dir = VMS::Filespec::unixpath($dir)) if $Is_VMS;
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289 foreach $name (@names) {
290 my($file) = "$dir/$name";
291 print STDERR " checking in $dir for $name\n" if $dl_debug;
fb73857a 292 $file = ($do_expand) ? dl_expandspec($file) : (-f $file && $file);
293 #$file = _check_file($file);
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294 if ($file) {
295 push(@found, $file);
296 next arg; # no need to look any further
297 }
298 }
299 }
300 }
301 if ($dl_debug) {
302 foreach(@dirs) {
303 print STDERR " dl_findfile ignored non-existent directory: $_\n" unless -d $_;
304 }
305 print STDERR "dl_findfile found: @found\n";
306 }
307 return $found[0] unless wantarray;
308 @found;
309}
310
311
312sub dl_expandspec {
313 my($spec) = @_;
314 # Optional function invoked if DynaLoader.pm sets $do_expand.
315 # Most systems do not require or use this function.
316 # Some systems may implement it in the dl_*.xs file in which case
317 # this autoload version will not be called but is harmless.
318
319 # This function is designed to deal with systems which treat some
320 # 'filenames' in a special way. For example VMS 'Logical Names'
321 # (something like unix environment variables - but different).
322 # This function should recognise such names and expand them into
323 # full file paths.
324 # Must return undef if $spec is invalid or file does not exist.
325
326 my $file = $spec; # default output to input
327
d404d5bf 328 if ($Is_VMS) { # dl_expandspec should be defined in dl_vms.xs
fb73857a 329 require Carp;
4633a7c4 330 Carp::croak("dl_expandspec: should be defined in XS file!\n");
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332 return undef unless -f $file;
333 }
334 print STDERR "dl_expandspec($spec) => $file\n" if $dl_debug;
335 $file;
336}
337
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338sub dl_find_symbol_anywhere
339{
340 my $sym = shift;
341 my $libref;
342 foreach $libref (@dl_librefs) {
343 my $symref = dl_find_symbol($libref,$sym);
344 return $symref if $symref;
345 }
346 return undef;
347}
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349=head1 NAME
350
351DynaLoader - Dynamically load C libraries into Perl code
352
ff7f3c60 353dl_error(), dl_findfile(), dl_expandspec(), dl_load_file(), dl_find_symbol(), dl_find_symbol_anywhere(), dl_undef_symbols(), dl_install_xsub(), dl_load_flags(), bootstrap() - routines used by DynaLoader modules
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354
355=head1 SYNOPSIS
356
8e07c86e 357 package YourPackage;
3b35bae3 358 require DynaLoader;
c2960299 359 @ISA = qw(... DynaLoader ...);
8e07c86e 360 bootstrap YourPackage;
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362 # optional method for 'global' loading
363 sub dl_load_flags { 0x01 }
364
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366=head1 DESCRIPTION
367
c2960299 368This document defines a standard generic interface to the dynamic
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369linking mechanisms available on many platforms. Its primary purpose is
370to implement automatic dynamic loading of Perl modules.
371
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372This document serves as both a specification for anyone wishing to
373implement the DynaLoader for a new platform and as a guide for
374anyone wishing to use the DynaLoader directly in an application.
375
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376The DynaLoader is designed to be a very simple high-level
377interface that is sufficiently general to cover the requirements
378of SunOS, HP-UX, NeXT, Linux, VMS and other platforms.
379
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380It is also hoped that the interface will cover the needs of OS/2, NT
381etc and also allow pseudo-dynamic linking (using C<ld -A> at runtime).
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382
383It must be stressed that the DynaLoader, by itself, is practically
384useless for accessing non-Perl libraries because it provides almost no
385Perl-to-C 'glue'. There is, for example, no mechanism for calling a C
03c9e98c 386library function or supplying arguments. A C::DynaLib module
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387is available from CPAN sites which performs that function for some
388common system types.
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389
390DynaLoader Interface Summary
391
392 @dl_library_path
393 @dl_resolve_using
394 @dl_require_symbols
395 $dl_debug
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396 @dl_librefs
397 @dl_modules
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398 Implemented in:
399 bootstrap($modulename) Perl
400 @filepaths = dl_findfile(@names) Perl
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401 $flags = $modulename->dl_load_flags Perl
402 $symref = dl_find_symbol_anywhere($symbol) Perl
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ff7f3c60 404 $libref = dl_load_file($filename, $flags) C
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405 $symref = dl_find_symbol($libref, $symbol) C
406 @symbols = dl_undef_symbols() C
407 dl_install_xsub($name, $symref [, $filename]) C
408 $message = dl_error C
409
410=over 4
411
412=item @dl_library_path
413
414The standard/default list of directories in which dl_findfile() will
415search for libraries etc. Directories are searched in order:
416$dl_library_path[0], [1], ... etc
417
418@dl_library_path is initialised to hold the list of 'normal' directories
419(F</usr/lib>, etc) determined by B<Configure> (C<$Config{'libpth'}>). This should
420ensure portability across a wide range of platforms.
421
422@dl_library_path should also be initialised with any other directories
423that can be determined from the environment at runtime (such as
424LD_LIBRARY_PATH for SunOS).
425
426After initialisation @dl_library_path can be manipulated by an
427application using push and unshift before calling dl_findfile().
428Unshift can be used to add directories to the front of the search order
429either to save search time or to override libraries with the same name
430in the 'normal' directories.
431
432The load function that dl_load_file() calls may require an absolute
433pathname. The dl_findfile() function and @dl_library_path can be
434used to search for and return the absolute pathname for the
435library/object that you wish to load.
436
437=item @dl_resolve_using
438
439A list of additional libraries or other shared objects which can be
440used to resolve any undefined symbols that might be generated by a
441later call to load_file().
442
443This is only required on some platforms which do not handle dependent
7a2e2cd6 444libraries automatically. For example the Socket Perl extension
445library (F<auto/Socket/Socket.so>) contains references to many socket
446functions which need to be resolved when it's loaded. Most platforms
447will automatically know where to find the 'dependent' library (e.g.,
448F</usr/lib/libsocket.so>). A few platforms need to be told the
449location of the dependent library explicitly. Use @dl_resolve_using
450for this.
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452Example usage:
453
454 @dl_resolve_using = dl_findfile('-lsocket');
455
456=item @dl_require_symbols
457
458A list of one or more symbol names that are in the library/object file
459to be dynamically loaded. This is only required on some platforms.
460
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461=item @dl_librefs
462
463An array of the handles returned by successful calls to dl_load_file(),
464made by bootstrap, in the order in which they were loaded.
465Can be used with dl_find_symbol() to look for a symbol in any of
466the loaded files.
467
468=item @dl_modules
469
470An array of module (package) names that have been bootstrap'ed.
471
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472=item dl_error()
473
474Syntax:
475
476 $message = dl_error();
477
478Error message text from the last failed DynaLoader function. Note
479that, similar to errno in unix, a successful function call does not
480reset this message.
481
482Implementations should detect the error as soon as it occurs in any of
483the other functions and save the corresponding message for later
484retrieval. This will avoid problems on some platforms (such as SunOS)
485where the error message is very temporary (e.g., dlerror()).
486
487=item $dl_debug
488
489Internal debugging messages are enabled when $dl_debug is set true.
490Currently setting $dl_debug only affects the Perl side of the
491DynaLoader. These messages should help an application developer to
492resolve any DynaLoader usage problems.
493
494$dl_debug is set to C<$ENV{'PERL_DL_DEBUG'}> if defined.
495
496For the DynaLoader developer/porter there is a similar debugging
497variable added to the C code (see dlutils.c) and enabled if Perl was
498built with the B<-DDEBUGGING> flag. This can also be set via the
499PERL_DL_DEBUG environment variable. Set to 1 for minimal information or
500higher for more.
501
502=item dl_findfile()
503
504Syntax:
505
506 @filepaths = dl_findfile(@names)
507
508Determine the full paths (including file suffix) of one or more
509loadable files given their generic names and optionally one or more
510directories. Searches directories in @dl_library_path by default and
511returns an empty list if no files were found.
512
513Names can be specified in a variety of platform independent forms. Any
514names in the form B<-lname> are converted into F<libname.*>, where F<.*> is
515an appropriate suffix for the platform.
516
517If a name does not already have a suitable prefix and/or suffix then
518the corresponding file will be searched for by trying combinations of
519prefix and suffix appropriate to the platform: "$name.o", "lib$name.*"
520and "$name".
521
522If any directories are included in @names they are searched before
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523@dl_library_path. Directories may be specified as B<-Ldir>. Any other
524names are treated as filenames to be searched for.
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526Using arguments of the form C<-Ldir> and C<-lname> is recommended.
527
528Example:
529
530 @dl_resolve_using = dl_findfile(qw(-L/usr/5lib -lposix));
531
532
533=item dl_expandspec()
534
535Syntax:
536
537 $filepath = dl_expandspec($spec)
538
539Some unusual systems, such as VMS, require special filename handling in
540order to deal with symbolic names for files (i.e., VMS's Logical Names).
541
542To support these systems a dl_expandspec() function can be implemented
543either in the F<dl_*.xs> file or code can be added to the autoloadable
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544dl_expandspec() function in F<DynaLoader.pm>. See F<DynaLoader.pm> for
545more information.
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546
547=item dl_load_file()
548
549Syntax:
550
ff7f3c60 551 $libref = dl_load_file($filename, $flags)
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553Dynamically load $filename, which must be the path to a shared object
554or library. An opaque 'library reference' is returned as a handle for
555the loaded object. Returns undef on error.
556
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557The $flags argument to alters dl_load_file behaviour.
558Assigned bits:
559
560 0x01 make symbols available for linking later dl_load_file's.
561 (only known to work on Solaris 2 using dlopen(RTLD_GLOBAL))
f86702cc 562 (ignored under VMS; this is a normal part of image linking)
ff7f3c60 563
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564(On systems that provide a handle for the loaded object such as SunOS
565and HPUX, $libref will be that handle. On other systems $libref will
566typically be $filename or a pointer to a buffer containing $filename.
567The application should not examine or alter $libref in any way.)
568
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569This is the function that does the real work. It should use the
570current values of @dl_require_symbols and @dl_resolve_using if required.
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572 SunOS: dlopen($filename)
573 HP-UX: shl_load($filename)
574 Linux: dld_create_reference(@dl_require_symbols); dld_link($filename)
575 NeXT: rld_load($filename, @dl_resolve_using)
576 VMS: lib$find_image_symbol($filename,$dl_require_symbols[0])
577
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578(The dlopen() function is also used by Solaris and some versions of
579Linux, and is a common choice when providing a "wrapper" on other
580mechanisms as is done in the OS/2 port.)
581
582=item dl_loadflags()
583
584Syntax:
585
586 $flags = dl_loadflags $modulename;
587
588Designed to be a method call, and to be overridden by a derived class
589(i.e. a class which has DynaLoader in its @ISA). The definition in
590DynaLoader itself returns 0, which produces standard behavior from
591dl_load_file().
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593=item dl_find_symbol()
594
595Syntax:
596
597 $symref = dl_find_symbol($libref, $symbol)
598
599Return the address of the symbol $symbol or C<undef> if not found. If the
600target system has separate functions to search for symbols of different
601types then dl_find_symbol() should search for function symbols first and
602then other types.
603
604The exact manner in which the address is returned in $symref is not
605currently defined. The only initial requirement is that $symref can
606be passed to, and understood by, dl_install_xsub().
607
608 SunOS: dlsym($libref, $symbol)
609 HP-UX: shl_findsym($libref, $symbol)
610 Linux: dld_get_func($symbol) and/or dld_get_symbol($symbol)
611 NeXT: rld_lookup("_$symbol")
612 VMS: lib$find_image_symbol($libref,$symbol)
613
614
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616
617Syntax:
618
619 $symref = dl_find_symbol_anywhere($symbol)
620
621Applies dl_find_symbol() to the members of @dl_librefs and returns
622the first match found.
623
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625
626Example
627
628 @symbols = dl_undef_symbols()
629
630Return a list of symbol names which remain undefined after load_file().
631Returns C<()> if not known. Don't worry if your platform does not provide
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633they just return an empty list.
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635
636=item dl_install_xsub()
637
638Syntax:
639
640 dl_install_xsub($perl_name, $symref [, $filename])
641
642Create a new Perl external subroutine named $perl_name using $symref as
643a pointer to the function which implements the routine. This is simply
644a direct call to newXSUB(). Returns a reference to the installed
645function.
646
647The $filename parameter is used by Perl to identify the source file for
648the function if required by die(), caller() or the debugger. If
649$filename is not defined then "DynaLoader" will be used.
650
651
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654Syntax:
655
656bootstrap($module)
657
658This is the normal entry point for automatic dynamic loading in Perl.
659
660It performs the following actions:
661
662=over 8
663
664=item *
665
666locates an auto/$module directory by searching @INC
667
668=item *
669
670uses dl_findfile() to determine the filename to load
671
672=item *
673
674sets @dl_require_symbols to C<("boot_$module")>
675
676=item *
677
678executes an F<auto/$module/$module.bs> file if it exists
679(typically used to add to @dl_resolve_using any files which
680are required to load the module on the current platform)
681
682=item *
683
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684calls dl_load_flags() to determine how to load the file.
685
686=item *
687
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689
690=item *
691
692calls dl_undef_symbols() and warns if any symbols are undefined
693
694=item *
695
696calls dl_find_symbol() for "boot_$module"
697
698=item *
699
700calls dl_install_xsub() to install it as "${module}::bootstrap"
701
702=item *
703
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705it uses the function reference returned by dl_install_xsub for speed)
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707=back
708
709=back
710
711
712=head1 AUTHOR
713
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714Tim Bunce, 11 August 1994.
715
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716This interface is based on the work and comments of (in no particular
717order): Larry Wall, Robert Sanders, Dean Roehrich, Jeff Okamoto, Anno
c2960299 718Siegel, Thomas Neumann, Paul Marquess, Charles Bailey, myself and others.
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720Larry Wall designed the elegant inherited bootstrap mechanism and
721implemented the first Perl 5 dynamic loader using it.
722
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723Solaris global loading added by Nick Ing-Simmons with design/coding
724assistance from Tim Bunce, January 1996.
725
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728
729close OUT or die $!;
730