Get the search path for dynamically loadable objects
String_Type get_import_module_path ()
The get_import_module_path may be used to get the search path
for dynamically shared objects. Such objects may be made accessible
to the application via the import function.
Dynamically link to a specified module
import (String_Type module [, String_Type namespace])
The import function causes the run-time linker to dynamically
link to the shared object specified by the module parameter.
It searches for the shared object as follows: First a search is
performed along all module paths specified by the application. Then
a search is made along the paths defined via the
set_import_module_path function. If not found, a search is
performed along the paths given by the SLANG_MODULE_PATH
environment variable. Finally, a system dependent search is
performed (e.g., using the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment
variable).
The optional second parameter may be used to specify a namespace for the intrinsic functions and variables of the module. If this parameter is not present, the intrinsic objects will be placed into the active namespace, or global namespace if the active namespace is anonymous.
This function throws an ImportError if the specified module is
not found.
The import function is not available on all systems.
set_import_module_path, use_namespace, current_namespace, getenv, evalfile
Set the search path for dynamically loadable objects
set_import_module_path (String_Type path_list)
The set_import_module_path may be used to set the search path
for dynamically shared objects. Such objects may be made accessible
to the application via the import function.
The actual syntax for the specification of the set of paths will
vary according to the operating system. Under Unix, a colon
character is used to separate paths in path_list. For win32
systems a semi-colon is used. The path_get_delimiter
function may be used to get the value of the delimiter.