TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              PTF105 - Symbol Export Loader
DOCUMENT ID:        TID300003
DOCUMENT REVISION:  B
DATE:               25JAN95
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         PTF105

PRODUCT and VERSION:
UnixWare 1.0
UnixWare 1.1

ABSTRACT:

The ptf105 file contains ptf105 - Symbol Export Loader.
This patch is for Developers using dlopen() require additional 
exported symbols in shared objects than those normally exported 
by the UnixWare loader. This patch is replaced by update 1.1.1

SYMPTOM

Developers using dlopen() require additional exported symbols in shared
objects than those normally exported by the UnixWare loader.

SOLUTION

The loader (ld) now has an additional option "-B export" that permits the
developer to specify additional symbols to include in a special symbol table
within the shared object.

Apply the ptf105 file.


Installation Instructions:

DATATYPE: datastream

1.  Download the ptf105.Z  and the ptf105.txt files to the /tmp directory
    on your machine.

2.  Read the release notes contained in this file.                      

3.  Now become root, uncompress the file and add the package to your 
    system using the following commands:

     $su
     #uncompress /tmp/ptf105.Z
     #pkgadd -d /tmp/ptf105 ptf105

Solution Specifics

UnixWare 1.0

PTF 105 Release Notes

ISSUE: Developers using dlopen() require additional exported symbols
in shared objects than those normally exported by the UnixWare loader.

SOLUTION: The loader (ld) now has an additional option "-B export" 
that permits the developer to specify additional symbols to include 
in a special symbol table within the shared object.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

There are no special installation requirements.

NOTE: This patch is replaced by Update 1.1.1 and modifies same files 
as update 1.1.2