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Diffstat (limited to 'ext/fiddle')
| -rw-r--r-- | ext/fiddle/handle.c | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle.rb | 8 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/ext/fiddle/handle.c b/ext/fiddle/handle.c index 357ff0510c..330dbafe67 100644 --- a/ext/fiddle/handle.c +++ b/ext/fiddle/handle.c @@ -117,11 +117,14 @@ predefined_fiddle_handle(void *handle) * * Create a new handler that opens +library+ with +flags+. * - * If no +library+ is specified or +nil+ is given, RTLD_DEFAULT is used, which - * usually means +libc+. + * If no +library+ is specified or +nil+ is given, DEFAULT is used, which is + * the equivalent to RTLD_DEFAULT. See <code>man 3 dlopen</code> for more. * - * libc = Fiddle::Handle.new + * lib = Fiddle::Handle.new * + * 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+. */ static VALUE rb_fiddle_handle_initialize(int argc, VALUE argv[], VALUE self) 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 |