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1 .Dd April 17, 2006
2 .Os
3 .Dt DLOPEN_PREFLIGHT 3
4 .Sh NAME
5 .Nm dlopen_preflight
6 .Nd preflight the load of a dynamic library or bundle
7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
8 .In dlfcn.h
9 .Ft bool
10 .Fn dlopen_preflight "const char* path"
11 .Sh DESCRIPTION
12 .Fn dlopen_preflight
13 examines the mach-o file specified by
14 .Fa path .
15 It checks if the file and libraries it depends on are all compatible with the current process.
16 That is, they contain the correct architecture and are not otherwise ABI incompatible.
17 .Pp
18 .Fn dlopen_preflight
19 was first available in Mac OS X 10.5.
20 .Sh SEARCHING
21 .Fn dlopen_preflight
22 uses the same steps as
23 .Fn dlopen
24 to find a compatible mach-o file.
25 .Sh RETURN VALUES
26 .Fn dlopen_preflight
27 returns true on if the mach-o file is compatible. If the file is not compatible, it returns false
28 and sets an error string that can be examined with
29 .Fn dlerror .
30 .Pp
31 .Sh SEE ALSO
32 .Xr dlopen 3
33 .Xr dlerror 3