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@@ -110,9 +110,16 @@ found in the shared library are exported for global use by other libraries. The option \fB\-lazy\fR delays the actual loading of symbols until their first actual use. The options may be abbreviated. The option \fB\-\-\fR indicates the end of the options, and should -be used if you wish to use a filename which starts with \fB\-\fR. +be used if you wish to use a filename which starts with \fB\-\fR +and you provide a packageName to the \fBload\fR command. +.PP On platforms which do not support the \fB\-global\fR or \fB\-lazy\fR -options, the options still exist but have no effect. +options, the options still exist but have no effect. Note that use +of the \fB\-global\fR or \fB\-lazy\fR option may lead to crashes +in your application later (in case of symbol conflicts resp. missing +symbols), which cannot be detected during the \fBload\fR. So, only +use this when you know what you are doing, you will not get a nice +error message when something is wrong with the loaded library. .SH "PORTABILITY ISSUES" .TP \fBWindows\fR\0\0\0\0\0 |