HP UX Software Transition Kit (STK) manual Shared Library Management Routines 136

Version Control with Shared Libraries	110
When to Use Shared Library Versioning	110
Maintaining Old Versions of Library Modules	111
Library-Level Versioning	111
How to Use Library-Level Versioning	111
Creating a New, Incompatible Version of the Library	112
Migrating an Existing Library to Use Library-Level Versioning	112
The +h Option and Internal Names	112
File System Links to Shared Libraries	112
Using shl_load(3X) with Library-Level Versioning	113
Intra-Library Versioning (PA-RISC only)	113
The Version Number Compiler Directive	113
Shared Library Dependencies and Version Control	114
Adding New Versions to a Shared Library	114
Specifying a Version Date	115
Switching from Archive to Shared Libraries	115
Relying on Undocumented Linker Behavior	115
Absolute Virtual Addresses	116
Stack Usage	116
Version Control	116
Debugger Limitations	116
Using the chroot Command with Shared Libraries	117
Profiling Limitations	117
Summary of HP-UX Libraries	117
Caution When Mixing Shared and Archive Libraries	118
Example 1: Unsatisfied Symbols	118
Example 2: Using shl_load(3X)	120
Example 3: Hidden Definitions	122
Using Shared Libraries in Default Mode	124
Internal Name Processing	125
Dynamic Path Searching for Shared Libraries	126
Shared Library Symbol Binding Semantics	126
Link-Time Symbol Resolution in Shared Libraries	126
Resolution of Unsatisfied Shared Library References	127
Promotion of Uninitialized Global Data Items	128
Symbol Searching in Dependent Libraries	129
Mixed Mode Shared Libraries	130
IPF Library Examples	131
Library Example: Creating an IPF Compatibility Mode Shared Library	131
Library Example: Creating an IPF Standard Mode Shared Library	132
Library example: IPF Dynamic Path Searching	132
Library Example: IPF Compatibility Mode Link	133
Library Example: Using IPF Compatibility and Standard Shared Libraries	133
Comparing Breadth-first and Depth-first Search in IPF/PA-64 Mode	133
Library Example: Using RPATH with Standard Mode Shared Library	134
Linking Libraries with +b pathlist	134
Library Example: Linking to Libraries with +b path_list in IPF/PA-64 Mode	134
Library Example: Linking to Libraries with +b path_list in PA-32 Mode	135
7 Shared Library Management Routines	136
Shared Library Management Routine Summaries	136
The dlopen Routines Summary	136
The shl_load Routine Summary	137
Related Files and Commands	137
Shared Library Header Files	137

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