Re: [off-topic] Loadable modules

Edward S. Marshall (emarshal@common.net)
Sun, 1 Jun 1997 13:46:52 -0500 (CDT)


On Sun, 1 Jun 1997, Brian Candler wrote:
> The kernel has the ability to dynamically load and run object files (xxx.o)
> and I want to know if this is possible from normal "userland" programs.
>
> e.g. let's say I have a bunch of object files in a directory. I want to
> write a C program which loads them all in, perhaps malloc's stack and BSS
> space for them, and runs them. Is this possible?

"man dlopen". :-)

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