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Could we try loading it without any changes, and if that doesn't work, strip the last .? On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:51:31 +1000, Ross McFarland <rwmcfa1@neces.com> wrote: > > i was playing around with NCI stuff tonight and ran across a problem in > loadlib. the following code does not work: > > .local pmc lib_gtk > lib_gtk = loadlib "libgtk-x11-2.0" > > the problem is the '.' in the library name. code was added to src/ > dynext.c in 8209 that gets the lib_name, the name of the library without > any prefix or leading path information. this fix breaks the ability to > load libraries with .'s. the offending code is: > > ext_start = strrchr(*lib_name, '.'); > if (ext_start) > *ext_start = '\0'; > > which finds the last '.' in the library name and sets it to the null > char if one is found, thus turning libgtk-x11-2.0 in to libgtk-x11-2 > which can't be found. this results in an unable to load libgtk-x11-2.0 > with an "unknown reason" message. > > if i set ext_start to NULL just before the test and null char set and > the library loads fine. > > i'm not really sure what the solution here would be. you'd have to know > what all of the possible extension types were and look to remove them if > found otherwise you have no idea what is and isn't just part of a > library name. in what situation would you be passing in a full path and > file with extension to loadlib? is that a requirement to be able to? it > sound unnecessary to me. i'm willing to implement and test any > ideas/suggestions people have. > > i was planning on playing around with gtk+ bindings and parrot and went > about looking around for the work that had already been done and didn't > turn anything up. if anyone knows where i can find it or who i should > talk to i would appreciate that info as well. > > -rm -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/Thread Previous | Thread Next