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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 $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH};
101
102
103# No prizes for guessing why we don't say 'bootstrap DynaLoader;' here.
54d6a3b3 104boot_DynaLoader('DynaLoader') if defined(&boot_DynaLoader);
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105
106
107if ($dl_debug) {
108 print STDERR "DynaLoader.pm loaded (@INC, @dl_library_path)\n";
109 print STDERR "DynaLoader not linked into this perl\n"
110 unless defined(&boot_DynaLoader);
111}
112
1131; # End of main code
114
115
fb73857a 116sub croak { require Carp; Carp::croak(@_) }
117
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118# The bootstrap function cannot be autoloaded (without complications)
119# so we define it here:
120
121sub bootstrap {
122 # use local vars to enable $module.bs script to edit values
123 local(@args) = @_;
124 local($module) = $args[0];
125 local(@dirs, $file);
126
fb73857a 127 unless ($module) {
128 require Carp;
129 Carp::confess("Usage: DynaLoader::bootstrap(module)");
130 }
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131
132 # A common error on platforms which don't support dynamic loading.
133 # Since it's fatal and potentially confusing we give a detailed message.
fb73857a 134 croak("Can't load module $module, dynamic loading not available in this perl.\n".
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135 " (You may need to build a new perl executable which either supports\n".
136 " dynamic loading or has the $module module statically linked into it.)\n")
137 unless defined(&dl_load_file);
138
139 my @modparts = split(/::/,$module);
140 my $modfname = $modparts[-1];
141
142 # Some systems have restrictions on files names for DLL's etc.
143 # mod2fname returns appropriate file base name (typically truncated)
144 # It may also edit @modparts if required.
145 $modfname = &mod2fname(\@modparts) if defined &mod2fname;
146
147 my $modpname = join('/',@modparts);
148
149 print STDERR "DynaLoader::bootstrap for $module ",
150 "(auto/$modpname/$modfname.$dl_dlext)\n" if $dl_debug;
151
152 foreach (@INC) {
54d6a3b3 153 chop($_ = VMS::Filespec::unixpath($_)) if $Is_VMS;
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154 my $dir = "$_/auto/$modpname";
155 next unless -d $dir; # skip over uninteresting directories
156
157 # check for common cases to avoid autoload of dl_findfile
fb73857a 158 my $try = "$dir/$modfname.$dl_dlext";
159 last if $file = ($do_expand) ? dl_expandspec($try) : (-f $try && $try);
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160
161 # no luck here, save dir for possible later dl_findfile search
fb73857a 162 push @dirs, $dir;
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163 }
164 # last resort, let dl_findfile have a go in all known locations
fb73857a 165 $file = dl_findfile(map("-L$_",@dirs,@INC), $modfname) unless $file;
8e07c86e 166
fb73857a 167 croak("Can't locate loadable object for module $module in \@INC (\@INC contains: @INC)")
168 unless $file; # wording similar to error from 'require'
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169
170 my $bootname = "boot_$module";
171 $bootname =~ s/\W/_/g;
172 @dl_require_symbols = ($bootname);
173
174 # Execute optional '.bootstrap' perl script for this module.
175 # The .bs file can be used to configure @dl_resolve_using etc to
176 # match the needs of the individual module on this architecture.
177 my $bs = $file;
178 $bs =~ s/(\.\w+)?$/\.bs/; # look for .bs 'beside' the library
179 if (-s $bs) { # only read file if it's not empty
d404d5bf 180 print STDERR "BS: $bs ($^O, $dlsrc)\n" if $dl_debug;
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181 eval { do $bs; };
182 warn "$bs: $@\n" if $@;
183 }
184
185 # Many dynamic extension loading problems will appear to come from
186 # this section of code: XYZ failed at line 123 of DynaLoader.pm.
187 # Often these errors are actually occurring in the initialisation
188 # C code of the extension XS file. Perl reports the error as being
189 # in this perl code simply because this was the last perl code
190 # it executed.
191
ff7f3c60 192 my $libref = dl_load_file($file, $module->dl_load_flags) or
fb73857a 193 croak("Can't load '$file' for module $module: ".dl_error()."\n");
8e07c86e 194
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195 push(@dl_librefs,$libref); # record loaded object
196
8e07c86e 197 my @unresolved = dl_undef_symbols();
fb73857a 198 if (@unresolved) {
199 require Carp;
200 Carp::carp("Undefined symbols present after loading $file: @unresolved\n");
201 }
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203 my $boot_symbol_ref = dl_find_symbol($libref, $bootname) or
fb73857a 204 croak("Can't find '$bootname' symbol in $file\n");
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205
206 my $xs = dl_install_xsub("${module}::bootstrap", $boot_symbol_ref, $file);
207
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208 push(@dl_modules, $module); # record loaded module
209
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210 # See comment block above
211 &$xs(@args);
212}
213
214
fb73857a 215#sub _check_file { # private utility to handle dl_expandspec vs -f tests
216# my($file) = @_;
217# return $file if (!$do_expand && -f $file); # the common case
218# return $file if ( $do_expand && ($file=dl_expandspec($file)));
219# return undef;
220#}
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221
222
223# Let autosplit and the autoloader deal with these functions:
224__END__
225
226
227sub dl_findfile {
228 # Read ext/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.doc for detailed information.
229 # This function does not automatically consider the architecture
230 # or the perl library auto directories.
231 my (@args) = @_;
232 my (@dirs, $dir); # which directories to search
233 my (@found); # full paths to real files we have found
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234EOT
235
236print OUT ' my $dl_ext= ' . to_string($Config::Config{'dlext'}) .
237 "; # \$Config::Config{'dlext'} suffix for perl extensions\n";
238print OUT ' my $dl_so = ' . to_string($Config::Config{'so'}) .
239 "; # \$Config::Config{'so'} suffix for shared libraries\n";
240
241print OUT <<'EOT';
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243 print STDERR "dl_findfile(@args)\n" if $dl_debug;
244
245 # accumulate directories but process files as they appear
246 arg: foreach(@args) {
247 # Special fast case: full filepath requires no search
54d6a3b3 248 if ($Is_VMS && m%[:>/\]]% && -f $_) {
249 push(@found,dl_expandspec(VMS::Filespec::vmsify($_)));
250 last arg unless wantarray;
251 next;
252 }
253 elsif (m:/: && -f $_ && !$do_expand) {
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254 push(@found,$_);
255 last arg unless wantarray;
256 next;
257 }
258
259 # Deal with directories first:
260 # Using a -L prefix is the preferred option (faster and more robust)
261 if (m:^-L:) { s/^-L//; push(@dirs, $_); next; }
262
263 # Otherwise we try to try to spot directories by a heuristic
264 # (this is a more complicated issue than it first appears)
265 if (m:/: && -d $_) { push(@dirs, $_); next; }
266
267 # VMS: we may be using native VMS directry syntax instead of
268 # Unix emulation, so check this as well
54d6a3b3 269 if ($Is_VMS && /[:>\]]/ && -d $_) { push(@dirs, $_); next; }
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270
271 # Only files should get this far...
272 my(@names, $name); # what filenames to look for
273 if (m:-l: ) { # convert -lname to appropriate library name
274 s/-l//;
275 push(@names,"lib$_.$dl_so");
276 push(@names,"lib$_.a");
277 } else { # Umm, a bare name. Try various alternatives:
278 # these should be ordered with the most likely first
d404d5bf 279 push(@names,"$_.$dl_ext") unless m/\.$dl_ext$/o;
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280 push(@names,"$_.$dl_so") unless m/\.$dl_so$/o;
281 push(@names,"lib$_.$dl_so") unless m:/:;
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282 push(@names,"$_.a") if !m/\.a$/ and $dlsrc eq "dl_dld.xs";
283 push(@names, $_);
284 }
285 foreach $dir (@dirs, @dl_library_path) {
286 next unless -d $dir;
54d6a3b3 287 chop($dir = VMS::Filespec::unixpath($dir)) if $Is_VMS;
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288 foreach $name (@names) {
289 my($file) = "$dir/$name";
290 print STDERR " checking in $dir for $name\n" if $dl_debug;
fb73857a 291 $file = ($do_expand) ? dl_expandspec($file) : (-f $file && $file);
292 #$file = _check_file($file);
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293 if ($file) {
294 push(@found, $file);
295 next arg; # no need to look any further
296 }
297 }
298 }
299 }
300 if ($dl_debug) {
301 foreach(@dirs) {
302 print STDERR " dl_findfile ignored non-existent directory: $_\n" unless -d $_;
303 }
304 print STDERR "dl_findfile found: @found\n";
305 }
306 return $found[0] unless wantarray;
307 @found;
308}
309
310
311sub dl_expandspec {
312 my($spec) = @_;
313 # Optional function invoked if DynaLoader.pm sets $do_expand.
314 # Most systems do not require or use this function.
315 # Some systems may implement it in the dl_*.xs file in which case
316 # this autoload version will not be called but is harmless.
317
318 # This function is designed to deal with systems which treat some
319 # 'filenames' in a special way. For example VMS 'Logical Names'
320 # (something like unix environment variables - but different).
321 # This function should recognise such names and expand them into
322 # full file paths.
323 # Must return undef if $spec is invalid or file does not exist.
324
325 my $file = $spec; # default output to input
326
d404d5bf 327 if ($Is_VMS) { # dl_expandspec should be defined in dl_vms.xs
fb73857a 328 require Carp;
4633a7c4 329 Carp::croak("dl_expandspec: should be defined in XS file!\n");
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330 } else {
331 return undef unless -f $file;
332 }
333 print STDERR "dl_expandspec($spec) => $file\n" if $dl_debug;
334 $file;
335}
336
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337sub dl_find_symbol_anywhere
338{
339 my $sym = shift;
340 my $libref;
341 foreach $libref (@dl_librefs) {
342 my $symref = dl_find_symbol($libref,$sym);
343 return $symref if $symref;
344 }
345 return undef;
346}
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348=head1 NAME
349
350DynaLoader - Dynamically load C libraries into Perl code
351
ff7f3c60 352dl_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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353
354=head1 SYNOPSIS
355
8e07c86e 356 package YourPackage;
3b35bae3 357 require DynaLoader;
c2960299 358 @ISA = qw(... DynaLoader ...);
8e07c86e 359 bootstrap YourPackage;
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361 # optional method for 'global' loading
362 sub dl_load_flags { 0x01 }
363
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364
365=head1 DESCRIPTION
366
c2960299 367This document defines a standard generic interface to the dynamic
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368linking mechanisms available on many platforms. Its primary purpose is
369to implement automatic dynamic loading of Perl modules.
370
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371This document serves as both a specification for anyone wishing to
372implement the DynaLoader for a new platform and as a guide for
373anyone wishing to use the DynaLoader directly in an application.
374
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375The DynaLoader is designed to be a very simple high-level
376interface that is sufficiently general to cover the requirements
377of SunOS, HP-UX, NeXT, Linux, VMS and other platforms.
378
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379It is also hoped that the interface will cover the needs of OS/2, NT
380etc and also allow pseudo-dynamic linking (using C<ld -A> at runtime).
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381
382It must be stressed that the DynaLoader, by itself, is practically
383useless for accessing non-Perl libraries because it provides almost no
384Perl-to-C 'glue'. There is, for example, no mechanism for calling a C
03c9e98c 385library function or supplying arguments. A C::DynaLib module
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386is available from CPAN sites which performs that function for some
387common system types.
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388
389DynaLoader Interface Summary
390
391 @dl_library_path
392 @dl_resolve_using
393 @dl_require_symbols
394 $dl_debug
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395 @dl_librefs
396 @dl_modules
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397 Implemented in:
398 bootstrap($modulename) Perl
399 @filepaths = dl_findfile(@names) Perl
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400 $flags = $modulename->dl_load_flags Perl
401 $symref = dl_find_symbol_anywhere($symbol) Perl
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ff7f3c60 403 $libref = dl_load_file($filename, $flags) C
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404 $symref = dl_find_symbol($libref, $symbol) C
405 @symbols = dl_undef_symbols() C
406 dl_install_xsub($name, $symref [, $filename]) C
407 $message = dl_error C
408
409=over 4
410
411=item @dl_library_path
412
413The standard/default list of directories in which dl_findfile() will
414search for libraries etc. Directories are searched in order:
415$dl_library_path[0], [1], ... etc
416
417@dl_library_path is initialised to hold the list of 'normal' directories
418(F</usr/lib>, etc) determined by B<Configure> (C<$Config{'libpth'}>). This should
419ensure portability across a wide range of platforms.
420
421@dl_library_path should also be initialised with any other directories
422that can be determined from the environment at runtime (such as
423LD_LIBRARY_PATH for SunOS).
424
425After initialisation @dl_library_path can be manipulated by an
426application using push and unshift before calling dl_findfile().
427Unshift can be used to add directories to the front of the search order
428either to save search time or to override libraries with the same name
429in the 'normal' directories.
430
431The load function that dl_load_file() calls may require an absolute
432pathname. The dl_findfile() function and @dl_library_path can be
433used to search for and return the absolute pathname for the
434library/object that you wish to load.
435
436=item @dl_resolve_using
437
438A list of additional libraries or other shared objects which can be
439used to resolve any undefined symbols that might be generated by a
440later call to load_file().
441
442This is only required on some platforms which do not handle dependent
7a2e2cd6 443libraries automatically. For example the Socket Perl extension
444library (F<auto/Socket/Socket.so>) contains references to many socket
445functions which need to be resolved when it's loaded. Most platforms
446will automatically know where to find the 'dependent' library (e.g.,
447F</usr/lib/libsocket.so>). A few platforms need to be told the
448location of the dependent library explicitly. Use @dl_resolve_using
449for this.
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451Example usage:
452
453 @dl_resolve_using = dl_findfile('-lsocket');
454
455=item @dl_require_symbols
456
457A list of one or more symbol names that are in the library/object file
458to be dynamically loaded. This is only required on some platforms.
459
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460=item @dl_librefs
461
462An array of the handles returned by successful calls to dl_load_file(),
463made by bootstrap, in the order in which they were loaded.
464Can be used with dl_find_symbol() to look for a symbol in any of
465the loaded files.
466
467=item @dl_modules
468
469An array of module (package) names that have been bootstrap'ed.
470
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471=item dl_error()
472
473Syntax:
474
475 $message = dl_error();
476
477Error message text from the last failed DynaLoader function. Note
478that, similar to errno in unix, a successful function call does not
479reset this message.
480
481Implementations should detect the error as soon as it occurs in any of
482the other functions and save the corresponding message for later
483retrieval. This will avoid problems on some platforms (such as SunOS)
484where the error message is very temporary (e.g., dlerror()).
485
486=item $dl_debug
487
488Internal debugging messages are enabled when $dl_debug is set true.
489Currently setting $dl_debug only affects the Perl side of the
490DynaLoader. These messages should help an application developer to
491resolve any DynaLoader usage problems.
492
493$dl_debug is set to C<$ENV{'PERL_DL_DEBUG'}> if defined.
494
495For the DynaLoader developer/porter there is a similar debugging
496variable added to the C code (see dlutils.c) and enabled if Perl was
497built with the B<-DDEBUGGING> flag. This can also be set via the
498PERL_DL_DEBUG environment variable. Set to 1 for minimal information or
499higher for more.
500
501=item dl_findfile()
502
503Syntax:
504
505 @filepaths = dl_findfile(@names)
506
507Determine the full paths (including file suffix) of one or more
508loadable files given their generic names and optionally one or more
509directories. Searches directories in @dl_library_path by default and
510returns an empty list if no files were found.
511
512Names can be specified in a variety of platform independent forms. Any
513names in the form B<-lname> are converted into F<libname.*>, where F<.*> is
514an appropriate suffix for the platform.
515
516If a name does not already have a suitable prefix and/or suffix then
517the corresponding file will be searched for by trying combinations of
518prefix and suffix appropriate to the platform: "$name.o", "lib$name.*"
519and "$name".
520
521If any directories are included in @names they are searched before
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522@dl_library_path. Directories may be specified as B<-Ldir>. Any other
523names are treated as filenames to be searched for.
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525Using arguments of the form C<-Ldir> and C<-lname> is recommended.
526
527Example:
528
529 @dl_resolve_using = dl_findfile(qw(-L/usr/5lib -lposix));
530
531
532=item dl_expandspec()
533
534Syntax:
535
536 $filepath = dl_expandspec($spec)
537
538Some unusual systems, such as VMS, require special filename handling in
539order to deal with symbolic names for files (i.e., VMS's Logical Names).
540
541To support these systems a dl_expandspec() function can be implemented
542either in the F<dl_*.xs> file or code can be added to the autoloadable
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543dl_expandspec() function in F<DynaLoader.pm>. See F<DynaLoader.pm> for
544more information.
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545
546=item dl_load_file()
547
548Syntax:
549
ff7f3c60 550 $libref = dl_load_file($filename, $flags)
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552Dynamically load $filename, which must be the path to a shared object
553or library. An opaque 'library reference' is returned as a handle for
554the loaded object. Returns undef on error.
555
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556The $flags argument to alters dl_load_file behaviour.
557Assigned bits:
558
559 0x01 make symbols available for linking later dl_load_file's.
560 (only known to work on Solaris 2 using dlopen(RTLD_GLOBAL))
f86702cc 561 (ignored under VMS; this is a normal part of image linking)
ff7f3c60 562
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563(On systems that provide a handle for the loaded object such as SunOS
564and HPUX, $libref will be that handle. On other systems $libref will
565typically be $filename or a pointer to a buffer containing $filename.
566The application should not examine or alter $libref in any way.)
567
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568This is the function that does the real work. It should use the
569current values of @dl_require_symbols and @dl_resolve_using if required.
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571 SunOS: dlopen($filename)
572 HP-UX: shl_load($filename)
573 Linux: dld_create_reference(@dl_require_symbols); dld_link($filename)
574 NeXT: rld_load($filename, @dl_resolve_using)
575 VMS: lib$find_image_symbol($filename,$dl_require_symbols[0])
576
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577(The dlopen() function is also used by Solaris and some versions of
578Linux, and is a common choice when providing a "wrapper" on other
579mechanisms as is done in the OS/2 port.)
580
581=item dl_loadflags()
582
583Syntax:
584
585 $flags = dl_loadflags $modulename;
586
587Designed to be a method call, and to be overridden by a derived class
588(i.e. a class which has DynaLoader in its @ISA). The definition in
589DynaLoader itself returns 0, which produces standard behavior from
590dl_load_file().
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592=item dl_find_symbol()
593
594Syntax:
595
596 $symref = dl_find_symbol($libref, $symbol)
597
598Return the address of the symbol $symbol or C<undef> if not found. If the
599target system has separate functions to search for symbols of different
600types then dl_find_symbol() should search for function symbols first and
601then other types.
602
603The exact manner in which the address is returned in $symref is not
604currently defined. The only initial requirement is that $symref can
605be passed to, and understood by, dl_install_xsub().
606
607 SunOS: dlsym($libref, $symbol)
608 HP-UX: shl_findsym($libref, $symbol)
609 Linux: dld_get_func($symbol) and/or dld_get_symbol($symbol)
610 NeXT: rld_lookup("_$symbol")
611 VMS: lib$find_image_symbol($libref,$symbol)
612
613
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615
616Syntax:
617
618 $symref = dl_find_symbol_anywhere($symbol)
619
620Applies dl_find_symbol() to the members of @dl_librefs and returns
621the first match found.
622
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624
625Example
626
627 @symbols = dl_undef_symbols()
628
629Return a list of symbol names which remain undefined after load_file().
630Returns C<()> if not known. Don't worry if your platform does not provide
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632they just return an empty list.
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634
635=item dl_install_xsub()
636
637Syntax:
638
639 dl_install_xsub($perl_name, $symref [, $filename])
640
641Create a new Perl external subroutine named $perl_name using $symref as
642a pointer to the function which implements the routine. This is simply
643a direct call to newXSUB(). Returns a reference to the installed
644function.
645
646The $filename parameter is used by Perl to identify the source file for
647the function if required by die(), caller() or the debugger. If
648$filename is not defined then "DynaLoader" will be used.
649
650
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653Syntax:
654
655bootstrap($module)
656
657This is the normal entry point for automatic dynamic loading in Perl.
658
659It performs the following actions:
660
661=over 8
662
663=item *
664
665locates an auto/$module directory by searching @INC
666
667=item *
668
669uses dl_findfile() to determine the filename to load
670
671=item *
672
673sets @dl_require_symbols to C<("boot_$module")>
674
675=item *
676
677executes an F<auto/$module/$module.bs> file if it exists
678(typically used to add to @dl_resolve_using any files which
679are required to load the module on the current platform)
680
681=item *
682
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683calls dl_load_flags() to determine how to load the file.
684
685=item *
686
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688
689=item *
690
691calls dl_undef_symbols() and warns if any symbols are undefined
692
693=item *
694
695calls dl_find_symbol() for "boot_$module"
696
697=item *
698
699calls dl_install_xsub() to install it as "${module}::bootstrap"
700
701=item *
702
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704it uses the function reference returned by dl_install_xsub for speed)
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706=back
707
708=back
709
710
711=head1 AUTHOR
712
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713Tim Bunce, 11 August 1994.
714
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715This interface is based on the work and comments of (in no particular
716order): Larry Wall, Robert Sanders, Dean Roehrich, Jeff Okamoto, Anno
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719Larry Wall designed the elegant inherited bootstrap mechanism and
720implemented the first Perl 5 dynamic loader using it.
721
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722Solaris global loading added by Nick Ing-Simmons with design/coding
723assistance from Tim Bunce, January 1996.
724
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727
728close OUT or die $!;
729