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 It can sometimes be confusing to discuss "dynamic linking", because the
 term is used to refer to two different concepts:
 
   1. Compiling and linking a program against a shared library, which is
      resolved automatically at run time by the dynamic linker.  In this
      process, dynamic linking is transparent to the application.
 
   2. The application calling functions such as `dlopen',(1) which load
      arbitrary, user-specified modules at runtime.  This type of dynamic
      linking is explicitly controlled by the application.
 
    To mitigate confusion, this manual refers to the second type of
 dynamic linking as "dlopening" a module.
 
    The main benefit to dlopening object modules is the ability to access
 compiled object code to extend your program, rather than using an
 interpreted language.  In fact, dlopen calls are frequently used in
 language interpreters to provide an efficient way to extend the
 language.
 
    As of version 1.4.3, libtool provides support for dlopened modules.
 However, you should indicate that your package is willing to use such
 support, by using the macro `AC_LIBTOOL_DLOPEN' in `configure.in'.  If
 this macro is not used (or it is used _after_ `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL'),
 libtool will assume no dlopening mechanism is available, and will try
 to simulate it.
 
    This chapter discusses how you as a dlopen application developer
 might use libtool to generate dlopen-accessible modules.

 
* Building modules            Creating dlopenable objects and libraries.
* Dlpreopening                Dlopening that works on static platforms.
* Finding the dlname          Choosing the right file to `dlopen'.
* Dlopen issues               Unresolved problems that need your attention.
 
    ---------- Footnotes ----------
 
    (1) HP-UX, to be different, uses a function named `shl_load'.

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