ldclose(3X)             LIBRARY FUNCTIONS             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  rou-
     tine library libmld.a.

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














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