lt_dlopen capabilities

[Paulo J. Matos]

Hi all,

> From libtool 1.5.22 manual:
"lt_dlopen is able to open libtool dynamic modules, preloaded static
modules, the program itself and native dynamic libraries."

Ok, I can't really understand some things here.
Correct me if I'm wrong:
- libtool dynamic modules are modules with .la extenstion created by
libtool using the -module flag.
- native dynamic libraries are the libraries installed in your system
with .so extension, etc which may not have been created with libtool.

Now, what's preloaded static modules and what do they mean with 'the
program itself'.

Thanks in advance,
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Paulo Jorge Matos - pocm at sat inesc-id pt
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Computer and Software Engineering
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