Re: [xml] xmlModulePlatformSymbol() doesn't work on HP-UX

[Albert Chin <libxml mlists thewrittenword com>]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 04:34:18AM -0400, Daniel Veillard wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 11:34:43PM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
> > HP-UX uses shl_load() and, if the correct patch is installed,
> > dlopen(). xmlModulePlatformSymbol doesn't work because shl_findsym
> > wants a pointer to the handle. Patch below.
>
>   Okay, applied, I hope this works now !

BTW, there are two calls to shl_findsym. They both need '&handle'.

> > BTW, why the "errno = 0"? AFAIK, It's not needed.
>
>   Can't remember that was code contributed. But the link given in reference
>     http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90683/shl_load.3X.html
> has the following in the DIAGNOSTIC section:
>
> "If shl_findsym() cannot find the indicated symbol, errno is set to zero."
>
> I have no idea why and if it's also  a criteria...

We've removed 'errno = 0' in our local tree.

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albert chin (china thewrittenword com)