uselib - select shared library


SYNOPSIS

       #include <unistd.h>

       int uselib(const char *library);


DESCRIPTION

       uselib selects the shared library binary that will be used
       by the calling process.


RETURN VALUE

       On success, zero is returned.  On error, -1  is  returned,
       and errno is set appropriately.


ERRORS

       In  addition to all of the error codes returned by open(2)
       and mmap(2), the following may also be returned:

       ENOEXEC
              The file specified by library is not executable, or
              does not have the correct magic numbers.

       EACCES The library specified by library is not readable.


CONFORMING TO

       uselib() is Linux specific, and should not be used in pro­
       grams intended to be portable.


SEE ALSO

       ar(1), gcc(1), ld(1), ldd(1), mmap(2), open(2), ld.so(8)


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