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- # Generated from DynaLoader_pm.PL
- package DynaLoader;
- # And Gandalf said: 'Many folk like to know beforehand what is to
- # be set on the table; but those who have laboured to prepare the
- # feast like to keep their secret; for wonder makes the words of
- # praise louder.'
- # (Quote from Tolkien suggested by Anno Siegel.)
- #
- # See pod text at end of file for documentation.
- # See also ext/DynaLoader/README in source tree for other information.
- #
- # Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk, August 1994
- BEGIN {
- $VERSION = '1.32';
- }
- use Config;
- # enable debug/trace messages from DynaLoader perl code
- $dl_debug = $ENV{PERL_DL_DEBUG} || 0 unless defined $dl_debug;
- #
- # Flags to alter dl_load_file behaviour. Assigned bits:
- # 0x01 make symbols available for linking later dl_load_file's.
- # (only known to work on Solaris 2 using dlopen(RTLD_GLOBAL))
- # (ignored under VMS; effect is built-in to image linking)
- # (ignored under Android; the linker always uses RTLD_LOCAL)
- #
- # This is called as a class method $module->dl_load_flags. The
- # definition here will be inherited and result on "default" loading
- # behaviour unless a sub-class of DynaLoader defines its own version.
- #
- sub dl_load_flags { 0x00 }
- ($dl_dlext, $dl_so, $dlsrc) = @Config::Config{qw(dlext so dlsrc)};
- $do_expand = 0;
- @dl_require_symbols = (); # names of symbols we need
- @dl_resolve_using = (); # names of files to link with
- @dl_library_path = (); # path to look for files
- #XSLoader.pm may have added elements before we were required
- #@dl_shared_objects = (); # shared objects for symbols we have
- #@dl_librefs = (); # things we have loaded
- #@dl_modules = (); # Modules we have loaded
- # This is a fix to support DLD's unfortunate desire to relink -lc
- @dl_resolve_using = dl_findfile('-lc') if $dlsrc eq "dl_dld.xs";
- # Initialise @dl_library_path with the 'standard' library path
- # for this platform as determined by Configure.
- push(@dl_library_path, split(' ', $Config::Config{libpth}));
- my $ldlibpthname = $Config::Config{ldlibpthname};
- my $ldlibpthname_defined = defined $Config::Config{ldlibpthname};
- my $pthsep = $Config::Config{path_sep};
- # Add to @dl_library_path any extra directories we can gather from environment
- # during runtime.
- if ($ldlibpthname_defined &&
- exists $ENV{$ldlibpthname}) {
- push(@dl_library_path, split(/$pthsep/, $ENV{$ldlibpthname}));
- }
- # E.g. HP-UX supports both its native SHLIB_PATH *and* LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
- if ($ldlibpthname_defined &&
- $ldlibpthname ne 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' &&
- exists $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH}) {
- push(@dl_library_path, split(/$pthsep/, $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH}));
- }
- # No prizes for guessing why we don't say 'bootstrap DynaLoader;' here.
- # NOTE: All dl_*.xs (including dl_none.xs) define a dl_error() XSUB
- boot_DynaLoader('DynaLoader') if defined(&boot_DynaLoader) &&
- !defined(&dl_error);
- if ($dl_debug) {
- print STDERR "DynaLoader.pm loaded (@INC, @dl_library_path)\n";
- print STDERR "DynaLoader not linked into this perl\n"
- unless defined(&boot_DynaLoader);
- }
- 1; # End of main code
- sub croak { require Carp; Carp::croak(@_) }
- sub bootstrap_inherit {
- my $module = $_[0];
- local *isa = *{"$module\::ISA"};
- local @isa = (@isa, 'DynaLoader');
- # Cannot goto due to delocalization. Will report errors on a wrong line?
- bootstrap(@_);
- }
- sub bootstrap {
- # use local vars to enable $module.bs script to edit values
- local(@args) = @_;
- local($module) = $args[0];
- local(@dirs, $file);
- unless ($module) {
- require Carp;
- Carp::confess("Usage: DynaLoader::bootstrap(module)");
- }
- # A common error on platforms which don't support dynamic loading.
- # Since it's fatal and potentially confusing we give a detailed message.
- croak("Can't load module $module, dynamic loading not available in this perl.\n".
- " (You may need to build a new perl executable which either supports\n".
- " dynamic loading or has the $module module statically linked into it.)\n")
- unless defined(&dl_load_file);
-
- my @modparts = split(/::/,$module);
- my $modfname = $modparts[-1];
- # Some systems have restrictions on files names for DLL's etc.
- # mod2fname returns appropriate file base name (typically truncated)
- # It may also edit @modparts if required.
- $modfname = &mod2fname(\@modparts) if defined &mod2fname;
-
- my $modpname = join('/',@modparts);
- print STDERR "DynaLoader::bootstrap for $module ",
- "(auto/$modpname/$modfname.$dl_dlext)\n"
- if $dl_debug;
- foreach (@INC) {
-
- my $dir = "$_/auto/$modpname";
- if (defined $ENV{PERL_LIB} and defined $ENV{PERLHOSTLIB}) {
- $dir =~ s/$ENV{PERL_LIB}/$ENV{PERLHOSTLIB}/g;
- }
-
- next unless -d $dir; # skip over uninteresting directories
-
- # check for common cases to avoid autoload of dl_findfile
- my $try = "$dir/$modfname.$dl_dlext";
- last if $file = ($do_expand) ? dl_expandspec($try) : ((-f $try) && $try);
-
- # no luck here, save dir for possible later dl_findfile search
- push @dirs, $dir;
- }
- # last resort, let dl_findfile have a go in all known locations
- $file = dl_findfile(map("-L$_",@dirs,@INC), $modfname) unless $file;
- croak("Can't locate loadable object for module $module in \@INC (\@INC contains: @INC)")
- unless $file; # wording similar to error from 'require'
-
- my $bootname = "boot_$module";
- $bootname =~ s/\W/_/g;
- @dl_require_symbols = ($bootname);
- # Execute optional '.bootstrap' perl script for this module.
- # The .bs file can be used to configure @dl_resolve_using etc to
- # match the needs of the individual module on this architecture.
- my $bs = $file;
- $bs =~ s/(\.\w+)?(;\d*)?$/\.bs/; # look for .bs 'beside' the library
- if (-s $bs) { # only read file if it's not empty
- print STDERR "BS: $bs ($^O, $dlsrc)\n" if $dl_debug;
- eval { do $bs; };
- warn "$bs: $@\n" if $@;
- }
- my $boot_symbol_ref;
-
- # Many dynamic extension loading problems will appear to come from
- # this section of code: XYZ failed at line 123 of DynaLoader.pm.
- # Often these errors are actually occurring in the initialisation
- # C code of the extension XS file. Perl reports the error as being
- # in this perl code simply because this was the last perl code
- # it executed.
- my $flags = $module->dl_load_flags;
-
- my $libref = dl_load_file($file, $flags) or
- croak("Can't load '$file' for module $module: ".dl_error());
- push(@dl_librefs,$libref); # record loaded object
- my @unresolved = dl_undef_symbols();
- if (@unresolved) {
- require Carp;
- Carp::carp("Undefined symbols present after loading $file: @unresolved\n");
- }
- $boot_symbol_ref = dl_find_symbol($libref, $bootname) or
- croak("Can't find '$bootname' symbol in $file\n");
- push(@dl_modules, $module); # record loaded module
- boot:
- my $xs = dl_install_xsub("${module}::bootstrap", $boot_symbol_ref, $file);
- # See comment block above
- push(@dl_shared_objects, $file); # record files loaded
- &$xs(@args);
- }
- sub dl_findfile {
- # Read ext/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.doc for detailed information.
- # This function does not automatically consider the architecture
- # or the perl library auto directories.
- my (@args) = @_;
- my (@dirs, $dir); # which directories to search
- my (@found); # full paths to real files we have found
- #my $dl_ext= 'so'; # $Config::Config{'dlext'} suffix for perl extensions
- #my $dl_so = 'so'; # $Config::Config{'so'} suffix for shared libraries
- print STDERR "dl_findfile(@args)\n" if $dl_debug;
- # accumulate directories but process files as they appear
- arg: foreach(@args) {
- # Special fast case: full filepath requires no search
-
-
- if (m:/: && -f $_) {
- push(@found,$_);
- last arg unless wantarray;
- next;
- }
-
- # Deal with directories first:
- # Using a -L prefix is the preferred option (faster and more robust)
- if (m:^-L:) { s/^-L//; push(@dirs, $_); next; }
- # Otherwise we try to try to spot directories by a heuristic
- # (this is a more complicated issue than it first appears)
- if (m:/: && -d $_) { push(@dirs, $_); next; }
-
- # Only files should get this far...
- my(@names, $name); # what filenames to look for
- if (m:-l: ) { # convert -lname to appropriate library name
- s/-l//;
- push(@names,"lib$_.$dl_so");
- push(@names,"lib$_.a");
- } else { # Umm, a bare name. Try various alternatives:
- # these should be ordered with the most likely first
- push(@names,"$_.$dl_dlext") unless m/\.$dl_dlext$/o;
- push(@names,"$_.$dl_so") unless m/\.$dl_so$/o;
-
- push(@names,"lib$_.$dl_so") unless m:/:;
- push(@names,"$_.a") if !m/\.a$/ and $dlsrc eq "dl_dld.xs";
- push(@names, $_);
- }
- my $dirsep = '/';
-
- foreach $dir (@dirs, @dl_library_path) {
- next unless -d $dir;
-
- foreach $name (@names) {
- my($file) = "$dir$dirsep$name";
- print STDERR " checking in $dir for $name\n" if $dl_debug;
- $file = ($do_expand) ? dl_expandspec($file) : (-f $file && $file);
- #$file = _check_file($file);
- if ($file) {
- push(@found, $file);
- next arg; # no need to look any further
- }
- }
- }
- }
- if ($dl_debug) {
- foreach(@dirs) {
- print STDERR " dl_findfile ignored non-existent directory: $_\n" unless -d $_;
- }
- print STDERR "dl_findfile found: @found\n";
- }
- return $found[0] unless wantarray;
- @found;
- }
- sub dl_expandspec {
- my($spec) = @_;
- # Optional function invoked if DynaLoader.pm sets $do_expand.
- # Most systems do not require or use this function.
- # Some systems may implement it in the dl_*.xs file in which case
- # this Perl version should be excluded at build time.
- # This function is designed to deal with systems which treat some
- # 'filenames' in a special way. For example VMS 'Logical Names'
- # (something like unix environment variables - but different).
- # This function should recognise such names and expand them into
- # full file paths.
- # Must return undef if $spec is invalid or file does not exist.
- my $file = $spec; # default output to input
- return undef unless -f $file;
- print STDERR "dl_expandspec($spec) => $file\n" if $dl_debug;
- $file;
- }
- sub dl_find_symbol_anywhere
- {
- my $sym = shift;
- my $libref;
- foreach $libref (@dl_librefs) {
- my $symref = dl_find_symbol($libref,$sym);
- return $symref if $symref;
- }
- return undef;
- }
- __END__
- =head1 NAME
- DynaLoader - Dynamically load C libraries into Perl code
- =head1 SYNOPSIS
- package YourPackage;
- require DynaLoader;
- @ISA = qw(... DynaLoader ...);
- bootstrap YourPackage;
- # optional method for 'global' loading
- sub dl_load_flags { 0x01 }
- =head1 DESCRIPTION
- This document defines a standard generic interface to the dynamic
- linking mechanisms available on many platforms. Its primary purpose is
- to implement automatic dynamic loading of Perl modules.
- This document serves as both a specification for anyone wishing to
- implement the DynaLoader for a new platform and as a guide for
- anyone wishing to use the DynaLoader directly in an application.
- The DynaLoader is designed to be a very simple high-level
- interface that is sufficiently general to cover the requirements
- of SunOS, HP-UX, Linux, VMS and other platforms.
- It is also hoped that the interface will cover the needs of OS/2, NT
- etc and also allow pseudo-dynamic linking (using C<ld -A> at runtime).
- It must be stressed that the DynaLoader, by itself, is practically
- useless for accessing non-Perl libraries because it provides almost no
- Perl-to-C 'glue'. There is, for example, no mechanism for calling a C
- library function or supplying arguments. A C::DynaLib module
- is available from CPAN sites which performs that function for some
- common system types. And since the year 2000, there's also Inline::C,
- a module that allows you to write Perl subroutines in C. Also available
- from your local CPAN site.
- DynaLoader Interface Summary
- @dl_library_path
- @dl_resolve_using
- @dl_require_symbols
- $dl_debug
- $dl_dlext
- @dl_librefs
- @dl_modules
- @dl_shared_objects
- Implemented in:
- bootstrap($modulename) Perl
- @filepaths = dl_findfile(@names) Perl
- $flags = $modulename->dl_load_flags Perl
- $symref = dl_find_symbol_anywhere($symbol) Perl
- $libref = dl_load_file($filename, $flags) C
- $status = dl_unload_file($libref) C
- $symref = dl_find_symbol($libref, $symbol) C
- @symbols = dl_undef_symbols() C
- dl_install_xsub($name, $symref [, $filename]) C
- $message = dl_error C
- =over 4
- =item @dl_library_path
- The standard/default list of directories in which dl_findfile() will
- search for libraries etc. Directories are searched in order:
- $dl_library_path[0], [1], ... etc
- @dl_library_path is initialised to hold the list of 'normal' directories
- (F</usr/lib>, etc) determined by B<Configure> (C<$Config{'libpth'}>). This should
- ensure portability across a wide range of platforms.
- @dl_library_path should also be initialised with any other directories
- that can be determined from the environment at runtime (such as
- LD_LIBRARY_PATH for SunOS).
- After initialisation @dl_library_path can be manipulated by an
- application using push and unshift before calling dl_findfile().
- Unshift can be used to add directories to the front of the search order
- either to save search time or to override libraries with the same name
- in the 'normal' directories.
- The load function that dl_load_file() calls may require an absolute
- pathname. The dl_findfile() function and @dl_library_path can be
- used to search for and return the absolute pathname for the
- library/object that you wish to load.
- =item @dl_resolve_using
- A list of additional libraries or other shared objects which can be
- used to resolve any undefined symbols that might be generated by a
- later call to load_file().
- This is only required on some platforms which do not handle dependent
- libraries automatically. For example the Socket Perl extension
- library (F<auto/Socket/Socket.so>) contains references to many socket
- functions which need to be resolved when it's loaded. Most platforms
- will automatically know where to find the 'dependent' library (e.g.,
- F</usr/lib/libsocket.so>). A few platforms need to be told the
- location of the dependent library explicitly. Use @dl_resolve_using
- for this.
- Example usage:
- @dl_resolve_using = dl_findfile('-lsocket');
- =item @dl_require_symbols
- A list of one or more symbol names that are in the library/object file
- to be dynamically loaded. This is only required on some platforms.
- =item @dl_librefs
- An array of the handles returned by successful calls to dl_load_file(),
- made by bootstrap, in the order in which they were loaded.
- Can be used with dl_find_symbol() to look for a symbol in any of
- the loaded files.
- =item @dl_modules
- An array of module (package) names that have been bootstrap'ed.
- =item @dl_shared_objects
- An array of file names for the shared objects that were loaded.
- =item dl_error()
- Syntax:
- $message = dl_error();
- Error message text from the last failed DynaLoader function. Note
- that, similar to errno in unix, a successful function call does not
- reset this message.
- Implementations should detect the error as soon as it occurs in any of
- the other functions and save the corresponding message for later
- retrieval. This will avoid problems on some platforms (such as SunOS)
- where the error message is very temporary (e.g., dlerror()).
- =item $dl_debug
- Internal debugging messages are enabled when $dl_debug is set true.
- Currently setting $dl_debug only affects the Perl side of the
- DynaLoader. These messages should help an application developer to
- resolve any DynaLoader usage problems.
- $dl_debug is set to C<$ENV{'PERL_DL_DEBUG'}> if defined.
- For the DynaLoader developer/porter there is a similar debugging
- variable added to the C code (see dlutils.c) and enabled if Perl was
- built with the B<-DDEBUGGING> flag. This can also be set via the
- PERL_DL_DEBUG environment variable. Set to 1 for minimal information or
- higher for more.
- =item $dl_dlext
- When specified (localised) in a module's F<.pm> file, indicates the extension
- which the module's loadable object will have. For example:
- local $DynaLoader::dl_dlext = 'unusual_ext';
- would indicate that the module's loadable object has an extension of
- C<unusual_ext> instead of the more usual C<$Config{dlext}>. NOTE: This also
- requires that the module's F<Makefile.PL> specify (in C<WriteMakefile()>):
- DLEXT => 'unusual_ext',
- =item dl_findfile()
- Syntax:
- @filepaths = dl_findfile(@names)
- Determine the full paths (including file suffix) of one or more
- loadable files given their generic names and optionally one or more
- directories. Searches directories in @dl_library_path by default and
- returns an empty list if no files were found.
- Names can be specified in a variety of platform independent forms. Any
- names in the form B<-lname> are converted into F<libname.*>, where F<.*> is
- an appropriate suffix for the platform.
- If a name does not already have a suitable prefix and/or suffix then
- the corresponding file will be searched for by trying combinations of
- prefix and suffix appropriate to the platform: "$name.o", "lib$name.*"
- and "$name".
- If any directories are included in @names they are searched before
- @dl_library_path. Directories may be specified as B<-Ldir>. Any other
- names are treated as filenames to be searched for.
- Using arguments of the form C<-Ldir> and C<-lname> is recommended.
- Example:
- @dl_resolve_using = dl_findfile(qw(-L/usr/5lib -lposix));
- =item dl_expandspec()
- Syntax:
- $filepath = dl_expandspec($spec)
- Some unusual systems, such as VMS, require special filename handling in
- order to deal with symbolic names for files (i.e., VMS's Logical Names).
- To support these systems a dl_expandspec() function can be implemented
- either in the F<dl_*.xs> file or code can be added to the dl_expandspec()
- function in F<DynaLoader.pm>. See F<DynaLoader_pm.PL> for more information.
- =item dl_load_file()
- Syntax:
- $libref = dl_load_file($filename, $flags)
- Dynamically load $filename, which must be the path to a shared object
- or library. An opaque 'library reference' is returned as a handle for
- the loaded object. Returns undef on error.
- The $flags argument to alters dl_load_file behaviour.
- Assigned bits:
- 0x01 make symbols available for linking later dl_load_file's.
- (only known to work on Solaris 2 using dlopen(RTLD_GLOBAL))
- (ignored under VMS; this is a normal part of image linking)
- (On systems that provide a handle for the loaded object such as SunOS
- and HPUX, $libref will be that handle. On other systems $libref will
- typically be $filename or a pointer to a buffer containing $filename.
- The application should not examine or alter $libref in any way.)
- This is the function that does the real work. It should use the
- current values of @dl_require_symbols and @dl_resolve_using if required.
- SunOS: dlopen($filename)
- HP-UX: shl_load($filename)
- Linux: dld_create_reference(@dl_require_symbols); dld_link($filename)
- VMS: lib$find_image_symbol($filename,$dl_require_symbols[0])
- (The dlopen() function is also used by Solaris and some versions of
- Linux, and is a common choice when providing a "wrapper" on other
- mechanisms as is done in the OS/2 port.)
- =item dl_unload_file()
- Syntax:
- $status = dl_unload_file($libref)
- Dynamically unload $libref, which must be an opaque 'library reference' as
- returned from dl_load_file. Returns one on success and zero on failure.
- This function is optional and may not necessarily be provided on all platforms.
- If it is defined and perl is compiled with the C macro C<DL_UNLOAD_ALL_AT_EXIT>
- defined, then it is called automatically when the interpreter exits for
- every shared object or library loaded by DynaLoader::bootstrap. All such
- library references are stored in @dl_librefs by DynaLoader::Bootstrap as it
- loads the libraries. The files are unloaded in last-in, first-out order.
- This unloading is usually necessary when embedding a shared-object perl (e.g.
- one configured with -Duseshrplib) within a larger application, and the perl
- interpreter is created and destroyed several times within the lifetime of the
- application. In this case it is possible that the system dynamic linker will
- unload and then subsequently reload the shared libperl without relocating any
- references to it from any files DynaLoaded by the previous incarnation of the
- interpreter. As a result, any shared objects opened by DynaLoader may point to
- a now invalid 'ghost' of the libperl shared object, causing apparently random
- memory corruption and crashes. This behaviour is most commonly seen when using
- Apache and mod_perl built with the APXS mechanism.
- SunOS: dlclose($libref)
- HP-UX: ???
- Linux: ???
- VMS: ???
- (The dlclose() function is also used by Solaris and some versions of
- Linux, and is a common choice when providing a "wrapper" on other
- mechanisms as is done in the OS/2 port.)
- =item dl_load_flags()
- Syntax:
- $flags = dl_load_flags $modulename;
- Designed to be a method call, and to be overridden by a derived class
- (i.e. a class which has DynaLoader in its @ISA). The definition in
- DynaLoader itself returns 0, which produces standard behavior from
- dl_load_file().
- =item dl_find_symbol()
- Syntax:
- $symref = dl_find_symbol($libref, $symbol)
- Return the address of the symbol $symbol or C<undef> if not found. If the
- target system has separate functions to search for symbols of different
- types then dl_find_symbol() should search for function symbols first and
- then other types.
- The exact manner in which the address is returned in $symref is not
- currently defined. The only initial requirement is that $symref can
- be passed to, and understood by, dl_install_xsub().
- SunOS: dlsym($libref, $symbol)
- HP-UX: shl_findsym($libref, $symbol)
- Linux: dld_get_func($symbol) and/or dld_get_symbol($symbol)
- VMS: lib$find_image_symbol($libref,$symbol)
- =item dl_find_symbol_anywhere()
- Syntax:
- $symref = dl_find_symbol_anywhere($symbol)
- Applies dl_find_symbol() to the members of @dl_librefs and returns
- the first match found.
- =item dl_undef_symbols()
- Example
- @symbols = dl_undef_symbols()
- Return a list of symbol names which remain undefined after load_file().
- Returns C<()> if not known. Don't worry if your platform does not provide
- a mechanism for this. Most do not need it and hence do not provide it,
- they just return an empty list.
- =item dl_install_xsub()
- Syntax:
- dl_install_xsub($perl_name, $symref [, $filename])
- Create a new Perl external subroutine named $perl_name using $symref as
- a pointer to the function which implements the routine. This is simply
- a direct call to newXSUB(). Returns a reference to the installed
- function.
- The $filename parameter is used by Perl to identify the source file for
- the function if required by die(), caller() or the debugger. If
- $filename is not defined then "DynaLoader" will be used.
- =item bootstrap()
- Syntax:
- bootstrap($module [...])
- This is the normal entry point for automatic dynamic loading in Perl.
- It performs the following actions:
- =over 8
- =item *
- locates an auto/$module directory by searching @INC
- =item *
- uses dl_findfile() to determine the filename to load
- =item *
- sets @dl_require_symbols to C<("boot_$module")>
- =item *
- executes an F<auto/$module/$module.bs> file if it exists
- (typically used to add to @dl_resolve_using any files which
- are required to load the module on the current platform)
- =item *
- calls dl_load_flags() to determine how to load the file.
- =item *
- calls dl_load_file() to load the file
- =item *
- calls dl_undef_symbols() and warns if any symbols are undefined
- =item *
- calls dl_find_symbol() for "boot_$module"
- =item *
- calls dl_install_xsub() to install it as "${module}::bootstrap"
- =item *
- calls &{"${module}::bootstrap"} to bootstrap the module (actually
- it uses the function reference returned by dl_install_xsub for speed)
- =back
- All arguments to bootstrap() are passed to the module's bootstrap function.
- The default code generated by F<xsubpp> expects $module [, $version]
- If the optional $version argument is not given, it defaults to
- C<$XS_VERSION // $VERSION> in the module's symbol table. The default code
- compares the Perl-space version with the version of the compiled XS code,
- and croaks with an error if they do not match.
- =back
- =head1 AUTHOR
- Tim Bunce, 11 August 1994.
- This interface is based on the work and comments of (in no particular
- order): Larry Wall, Robert Sanders, Dean Roehrich, Jeff Okamoto, Anno
- Siegel, Thomas Neumann, Paul Marquess, Charles Bailey, myself and others.
- Larry Wall designed the elegant inherited bootstrap mechanism and
- implemented the first Perl 5 dynamic loader using it.
- Solaris global loading added by Nick Ing-Simmons with design/coding
- assistance from Tim Bunce, January 1996.
- =cut
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