LDCLOSE(3X)                                           LDCLOSE(3X)



     NAME
          ldclose, ldaclose - close a common object file

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <stdio.h>
          #include <filehdr.h>
          #include <syms.h>
          #include <ldfcn.h>


          int ldclose (ldptr)
          LDFILE *ldptr;

          int ldaclose (ldptr)
          LDFILE *ldptr;

     DESCRIPTION
          ldopen(3X) and ldclose provide uniform access to simple
          object files and object files that are members of archive
          files.  An archive of common object files can be processed
          as if it is a series of simple common object files.

          If TYPE(ldptr) does not represent an archive file, ldclose
          closes the file and frees the memory allocated to the LDFILE
          structure associated with ldptr.  If TYPE(ldptr) is the
          magic number for an archive file and if archive has more
          files, ldclose reinitializes OFFSET(ldptr) to the file
          address of the next archive member and returns FAILURE.  The
          LDFILE structure is prepared for a later ldopen(3X).  In all
          other cases, ldclose returns SUCCESS.

          Ldaclose closes the file and frees the memory allocated to
          the LDFILE structure associated with ldptr regardless of the
          value of TYPE(ldptr).  Ldaclose always returns SUCCESS.  The
          function is often used with ldaopen.

          The program must be loaded with the object file access
          routine library libmld.a.

     SEE ALSO
          fclose(3S), ldopen(3X), ldfcn(4).

     ORIGIN
          MIPS Computer Systems











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