Recent changes to Plugin Loading Implementation

Plugin Loading Implementation modified by Alex

Alex — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:56:32 -0000

Plugin Loading Implementation modified by Alex

Alex — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:55:47 -0000

--- v1
+++ v2
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Differences between Linux and Windows
 =====================================
- * On Linux, pugg uses (libdl).
+ * On Linux, pugg uses [libdl](http://man.cx/libdl%283%29).
  * On Windows, pugg uses the kernel32 dynamic loading API.

 libdl
-=====
+-----
 For your plugin to be found by libdl:
  * You must pass a full path to loadPlugin (for example: loadPlugin("./animals.so")) OR
  * The plugin library must be in the path that is searched by the dynamic linker (LD_SEARCH_PATH).
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 Note: [#18] should add a way to specify a search directory in a platform-independent way.

 kernel32
-========
+--------
 Check the [MSDN library page](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-nz/library/windows/desktop/ms684175%28v=vs.85%29.aspx).

Plugin Loading Implementation modified by Alex

Alex — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:55:06 -0000

Differences between Linux and Windows

On Linux, pugg uses (libdl)http://man.cx/libdl%283%29.
On Windows, pugg uses the kernel32 dynamic loading API.

libdl

For your plugin to be found by libdl:
* You must pass a full path to loadPlugin (for example: loadPlugin("./animals.so")) OR
* The plugin library must be in the path that is searched by the dynamic linker (LD_SEARCH_PATH).

If you get a segmentation fault while running your application, and it is in one
of the libdl functions, check your search paths.

Note: [#18] should add a way to specify a search directory in a platform-independent way.

kernel32

Check the MSDN library page.