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Diffstat (limited to 'Python/sysmodule.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | Python/sysmodule.c | 22 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c index 89613ec..fa39480 100644 --- a/Python/sysmodule.c +++ b/Python/sysmodule.c @@ -586,12 +586,14 @@ sys_setdlopenflags(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) PyDoc_STRVAR(setdlopenflags_doc, "setdlopenflags(n) -> None\n\ \n\ -Set the flags that will be used for dlopen() calls. Among other\n\ -things, this will enable a lazy resolving of symbols when importing\n\ -a module, if called as sys.setdlopenflags(0)\n\ -To share symbols across extension modules, call as\n\ -sys.setdlopenflags(dl.RTLD_NOW|dl.RTLD_GLOBAL)" -); +Set the flags used by the interpreter for dlopen calls, such as when the\n\ +interpreter loads extension modules. Among other things, this will enable\n\ +a lazy resolving of symbols when importing a module, if called as\n\ +sys.setdlopenflags(0). To share symbols across extension modules, call as\n\ +sys.setdlopenflags(ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL). Symbolic names for the flag modules\n\ +can be either found in the ctypes module, or in the DLFCN module. If DLFCN\n\ +is not available, it can be generated from /usr/include/dlfcn.h using the\n\ +h2py script."); static PyObject * sys_getdlopenflags(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) @@ -605,10 +607,10 @@ sys_getdlopenflags(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) PyDoc_STRVAR(getdlopenflags_doc, "getdlopenflags() -> int\n\ \n\ -Return the current value of the flags that are used for dlopen()\n\ -calls. The flag constants are defined in the dl module." -); -#endif +Return the current value of the flags that are used for dlopen calls.\n\ +The flag constants are defined in the ctypes and DLFCN modules."); + +#endif /* HAVE_DLOPEN */ #ifdef USE_MALLOPT /* Link with -lmalloc (or -lmpc) on an SGI */ |