Using a .dll file extension for a shared library on HPUX

[Kathy Welch]

I'm supporting a partner who is doing this:
setenv LD_PRELOAD "/opt/portal/6.1/sys/dm_eai/stc_ewportaljms.dll /opt/portal/6.1/bin/dm_eai"
Note they are using a .dll file extension. Will this work? I'm trying to convince them that it won't.
The error they're getting:
/usr/lib/dld.sl: Unresolved symbol: __shlinit (code) from /opt/portal/6.1/sys/dm_eai/stc_msapi.dll
IOT trap (core dumped)

Thanks.

[Wodisch]

Hello Kathy,

I do not know the answer, but is this not a question
more appropriate there:
hpux-devtools@cxx.cup.hp.com

HTH,
Wodisch

[Charles Slivkoff]

Refer the application developers to the "HP-UX Linker & Library User's Guide".



http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/onlinedocs.py?toc=false&mpn=B2355-90655&service=hpux&path=../B2355-90655/00/00/1&title=HP-UX%20Linker%20and%20Libraries%20User%27s%20Guide

[Gordon Brown_5]

There is no problem using .dll as a file extension for a SHLIB, our application works fine, but make sure that SHLIB_PATH environment variable contains a valid search path to the libraries.

[Kathy Welch]

Why are you using a .dll extension? Wouldn't this be confusing across platforms?