On Feb 2, 2008 12:11 AM, Martin Paljak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 2, 2008, at 12:26 AM, Alon Bar-Lev wrote: > > > 2. Download latest libtool for win32 [3]. > > > > [[[Does someone know why is this used for Windows, I believe a simple > > LoadLibrary(), GetProcAddress() should do.]]] > > There used to be scdl > (http://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/browser/releases/opensc-0.9.6/src/scdl > ) but at some point the decision 'we deal with smart cards, we don't > deal with library loading' was done and libltdl introduced.
libtool is not used to load a library at runtime. It is used to generate a library at compile time. Maybe you confuse with ltdl? libltdl is a subproject of libtool. "Libtool provides a small library, called libltdl, that aims at hiding the various difficulties of dlopening libraries from programmers." [1] > When I think about it now, a system_xyz.c file (much like pcsc-lite) > with direct wrappers for win32 api would be a better choice than > 'require libtool on windows'. That would be a reimplementation of libltdl, wouldn't be? I do not use Windows. What is the problem with using libltdl on Windows? Bye, [1] http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual.html#Using-libltdl -- Dr. Ludovic Rousseau _______________________________________________ opensc-devel mailing list opensc-devel@lists.opensc-project.org http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel
