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Diffstat (limited to 'ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle.rb')
| -rw-r--r-- | ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle.rb | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle.rb b/ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle.rb index 3a9b5d5bff..ae6e299637 100644 --- a/ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle.rb +++ b/ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle.rb @@ -33,9 +33,13 @@ module Fiddle # Fiddle::Handle. # # If +nil+ is given for the +library+, Fiddle::Handle::DEFAULT is used, which - # usually means +libc+. + # is the equivalent to RTLD_DEFAULT. See <code>man 3 dlopen</code> for more. # - # libc = Fiddle.dlopen(nil) + # lib = Fiddle.dlopen(nil) + # + # The default is dependent on OS, and provide a handle for all libraries + # already loaded. For example, in most cases you can use this to access + # +libc+ functions, or ruby functions like +rb_str_new+. # # See Fiddle::Handle.new for more. def dlopen library |