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Geoff Thorpe
51c8dc37dd This changes the behaviour of the DSO mechanism for determining an
appropriate filename translation on the host system. Apart from this point,
users should also note that there's a slight change in the API functions
too. The DSO now contains its own to-be-converted filename
("dso->filename"), and at the time the DSO loads the "dso->loaded_filename"
value is set to the translated form. As such, this also provides an impicit
way of determining if the DSO is currently loaded or not. Except, perhaps,
VMS .... :-)

The various DSO_METHODs have been updated for this mechanism except VMS
which is deliberately broken for now, Richard is going to look at how to
fit it in (the source comments in there explain "the issue").

Basically, the new callback scheme allows the filename conversion to
(a) be turned off altogether through the use of the
    DSO_FLAG_NO_NAME_TRANSLATION flag,
(b) be handled in the default way using the default DSO_METHOD's converter
(c) overriden per-DSO by setting the override callback
(d) a mix of (b) and (c) - eg. implement an override callback that;
    (i) checks if we're win32 "if(strstr(dso->meth->name, "win32"))..."
        and if so, convert "blah" into "blah32.dll" (the default is
	otherwise to make it "blah.dll").
    (ii) default to the normal behaviour - eg. we're not on win32, so
         finish with (return dso->meth->dso_name_converter(dso,NULL)).
(e) be retried a number of times by writing a new DSO_METHOD where the
    "dso_load()" handler will call the converter repeatedly. Then the
    custom converter could use state information in the DSO to suggest
    different conversions or paths each time it is invoked.
2000-10-26 17:38:59 +00:00
Geoff Thorpe
ef76e3dbda DSO_ctrl() changes have removed a couple of DSO_METHOD-specific functions
so I've regenerated the error numbers and strings for the DSO functions.
2000-10-09 01:57:54 +00:00
Richard Levitte
0e05f54516 A DSO method for VMS was missing, and I had the code lying around... 2000-09-15 21:22:50 +00:00
Geoff Thorpe
e9a68cfbc3 Currently the DSO_METHOD interface has one entry point to bind all
"symbols" including functions (of all prototypes( and variables. Whilst
casting any function type to another violates ANSI C (I believe), it is
a necessary evil in shared-library APIs. However, it is quite
conceivable that functions in general and data symbols could very well
be represented differently to each other on some systems, as Bodo said;

> Since the function/object distinction is a lot more likely to be
> important on real-life platforms supporting DSO *and* it can be quite
> easily done *and* it will silence compilers that don't like
> assignments from void pointers to function pointer variables, why
> not do it?

I agree. So this change splits the "dso_bind" handler in DSO_METHOD
into "dso_bind_var" and "dso_bind_func". Similarly the exported
function DSO_bind() has been split in two. I've also put together
changes for the various DSO_METHOD implementations, but so far only
DSO_dlfcn() has been tested. BTW: The prototype for dso_bind had been
a bit strange so I've taken the opportunity to change its shape (in
both variations).

Also, the README has been updated - particularly with a note about
using customised native name-translation for shared libraries (and that
you can't do it yet).
2000-06-16 10:45:36 +00:00
Geoff Thorpe
b9e6391582 This change facilitates name translation for shared libraries. The
technique used is far from perfect and alternatives are welcome.
Basically if the translation flag is set, the string is not too
long, and there appears to be no path information in the string,
then it is converted to whatever the standard should be for the
DSO_METHOD in question, eg;
    blah --> libblah.so   on *nix, and
    blah --> blah.dll     on win32.

This change also introduces the DSO_ctrl() function that is used
by the name translation stuff.
2000-04-19 21:45:17 +00:00
Geoff Thorpe
8f4fac7f96 This is a set of startup code for the DSO support, it's not yet linked into
the build process (an upcoming commit no doubt), and is very much *new*
code - what that means is that it compiles ok - usually. It certainly
doesn't mean it runs well or even properly yet. Please don't muck round
with this unless you're looking to help out and hunt bugs. :-)

Currently this code doesn't have any support for controlling the "load"
behaviour (eg. paths, filename translations, etc). That'll be handled
using DSO_ctrl() and various flags, once we work out a sensible set of
flags.
2000-04-04 21:57:11 +00:00