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<center><h1>Module <a href="type_Dynlink.html">Dynlink</a></h1></center>
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<pre><span class="keyword">module</span> Dynlink: <code class="code"><span class="keyword">sig</span></code> <a href="Dynlink.html">..</a> <code class="code"><span class="keyword">end</span></code></pre>Dynamic loading of bytecode object files.<br>
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<a name="6_Initialization"></a>
<h6>Initialization</h6><br>
<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALinit"></a>init : <code class="type">unit -> unit</code></pre><div class="info">
Initialize the <code class="code"><span class="constructor">Dynlink</span></code> library.
Must be called before any other function in this module.<br>
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<a name="6_Dynamicloadingofcompiledbytecodefiles"></a>
<h6>Dynamic loading of compiled bytecode files</h6><br>
<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALloadfile"></a>loadfile : <code class="type">string -> unit</code></pre><div class="info">
Load the given bytecode object file (<code class="code">.cmo</code> file) or
bytecode library file (<code class="code">.cma</code> file), and link it with the running program.
All toplevel expressions in the loaded compilation units
are evaluated. No facilities are provided to
access value names defined by the unit. Therefore, the unit
must register itself its entry points with the main program,
e.g. by modifying tables of functions.<br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALloadfile_private"></a>loadfile_private : <code class="type">string -> unit</code></pre><div class="info">
Same as <code class="code">loadfile</code>, except that the compilation units just loaded
are hidden (cannot be referenced) from other modules dynamically
loaded afterwards.<br>
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<a name="6_Accesscontrol"></a>
<h6>Access control</h6><br>
<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALallow_only"></a>allow_only : <code class="type">string list -> unit</code></pre><div class="info">
<code class="code">allow_only units</code> restricts the compilation units that dynamically-linked
units can reference: it only allows references to the units named in
list <code class="code">units</code>. References to any other compilation unit will cause
a <code class="code"><span class="constructor">Unavailable_unit</span></code> error during <code class="code">loadfile</code> or <code class="code">loadfile_private</code>.
<p>
Initially (just after calling <code class="code">init</code>), all compilation units composing
the program currently running are available for reference from
dynamically-linked units. <code class="code">allow_only</code> can be used to grant access
to some of them only, e.g. to the units that compose the API for
dynamically-linked code, and prevent access to all other units,
e.g. private, internal modules of the running program.<br>
</div>
<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALprohibit"></a>prohibit : <code class="type">string list -> unit</code></pre><div class="info">
<code class="code">prohibit units</code> prohibits dynamically-linked units from referencing
the units named in list <code class="code">units</code>. This can be used to prevent
access to selected units, e.g. private, internal modules of
the running program.<br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALdefault_available_units"></a>default_available_units : <code class="type">unit -> unit</code></pre><div class="info">
Reset the set of units that can be referenced from dynamically-linked
code to its default value, that is, all units composing the currently
running program.<br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALallow_unsafe_modules"></a>allow_unsafe_modules : <code class="type">bool -> unit</code></pre><div class="info">
Govern whether unsafe object files are allowed to be
dynamically linked. A compilation unit is ``unsafe'' if it contains
declarations of external functions, which can break type safety.
By default, dynamic linking of unsafe object files is
not allowed.<br>
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<a name="6_DeprecatedlowlevelAPIforaccesscontrol"></a>
<h6>Deprecated, low-level API for access control</h6><br>
<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALadd_interfaces"></a>add_interfaces : <code class="type">string list -> string list -> unit</code></pre><div class="info">
<code class="code">add_interfaces units path</code> grants dynamically-linked object
files access to the compilation units named in list <code class="code">units</code>.
The interfaces (<code class="code">.cmi</code> files) for these units are searched in
<code class="code">path</code> (a list of directory names).<br>
</div>
<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALadd_available_units"></a>add_available_units : <code class="type">(string * <a href="Digest.html#TYPEt">Digest.t</a>) list -> unit</code></pre><div class="info">
Same as <a href="Dynlink.html#VALadd_interfaces"><code class="code"><span class="constructor">Dynlink</span>.add_interfaces</code></a>, but instead of searching <code class="code">.cmi</code> files
to find the unit interfaces, uses the interface digests given
for each unit. This way, the <code class="code">.cmi</code> interface files need not be
available at run-time. The digests can be extracted from <code class="code">.cmi</code>
files using the <code class="code">extract_crc</code> program installed in the
Objective Caml standard library directory.<br>
</div>
<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALclear_available_units"></a>clear_available_units : <code class="type">unit -> unit</code></pre><div class="info">
Empty the list of compilation units accessible to dynamically-linked
programs.<br>
</div>
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<a name="6_Errorreporting"></a>
<h6>Error reporting</h6><br>
<br><code><span class="keyword">type</span> <a name="TYPElinking_error"></a><code class="type"></code>linking_error = </code><table class="typetable">
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<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">Undefined_global</span> <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type">string</code></code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">Unavailable_primitive</span> <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type">string</code></code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">Uninitialized_global</span> <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type">string</code></code></td>
</tr></table>
<br><code><span class="keyword">type</span> <a name="TYPEerror"></a><code class="type"></code>error = </code><table class="typetable">
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<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">Not_a_bytecode_file</span> <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type">string</code></code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">Inconsistent_import</span> <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type">string</code></code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">Unavailable_unit</span> <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type">string</code></code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">Unsafe_file</span></code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">Linking_error</span> <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type">string * <a href="Dynlink.html#TYPElinking_error">linking_error</a></code></code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">Corrupted_interface</span> <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type">string</code></code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">File_not_found</span> <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type">string</code></code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="keyword">|</span></code></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" >
<code><span class="constructor">Cannot_open_dll</span> <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type">string</code></code></td>
</tr></table>
<pre><span class="keyword">exception</span> <a name="EXCEPTIONError"></a>Error <span class="keyword">of</span> <code class="type"><a href="Dynlink.html#TYPEerror">error</a></code></pre>
<div class="info">
Errors in dynamic linking are reported by raising the <code class="code"><span class="constructor">Error</span></code>
exception with a description of the error.<br>
</div>
<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALerror_message"></a>error_message : <code class="type"><a href="Dynlink.html#TYPEerror">error</a> -> string</code></pre><div class="info">
Convert an error description to a printable message.<br>
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