bbtkDynamicLibraryHandling.h

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/*=========================================================================                                                                               
  Program:   bbtk
  Module:    $RCSfile: bbtkDynamicLibraryHandling.h,v $
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date: 2008/10/17 08:18:13 $
  Version:   $Revision: 1.2 $
=========================================================================*/

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* Copyright (c) CREATIS-LRMN (Centre de Recherche en Imagerie Medicale)
* Authors : Eduardo Davila, Laurent Guigues, Jean-Pierre Roux
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// System dependent includes for loading dynamic libraries
#if defined(__GNUC__)
// GCC compiler

// dlopen, dlsym, etc.
#include <dlfcn.h>

// dlopen loading mode : 
// instant/delayed symbol resolution
#ifndef BBTK_RTLD_NOW
#  define BBTK_RTLD_TIME RTLD_LAZY
#else
#  define BBTK_RTLD_TIME RTLD_NOW
#endif
// local/global symbol loading
// one **MUST** use RTLD_GLOBAL in order to have 
// the RTTI mechanism travel correctly across packages (typeid,dynamic_cast...)
// however this can cause problems (symbol clashes) ...
// see :
// http://gcc.gnu.org/faq.html#dso
// http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2003-04/msg00256.html
// http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-bugs/2003-10/msg02771.html
#ifndef BBTK_RTLD_LOCAL
#  define BBTK_RTLD_SCOPE RTLD_GLOBAL
#else 
#  define BBTK_RTLD_SCOPE RTLD_LOCAL
#endif

// dl handler type
namespace bbtk 
{
  typedef void* DynamicLibraryHandler;
}

#elif defined(_WIN32)
// Win32
// HINSTANCE, LoadLibrary, etc. definition
#include "Windows.h"
// dl handler type
namespace bbtk 
{
  typedef HINSTANCE DynamicLibraryHandler;
}

#else

ERROR !! DYNAMIC LIBRARY LOADING NOT IMPLEMENTED FOR YOUR SYSTEM

#endif