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DLOPEN_PREFLIGHT(3)      BSD Library Functions Manual      DLOPEN_PREFLIGHT(3)

NAME
     dlopen_preflight -- preflight the load of a dynamic library or bundle

SYNOPSIS
     #include <dlfcn.h>

     bool
     dlopen_preflight(const char* path);

DESCRIPTION
     dlopen_preflight() examines the mach-o file specified by path.  It checks
     if the file and libraries it depends on are all compatible with the cur-rent current
     rent process.  That is, they contain the correct architecture and are not
     otherwise ABI incompatible.

     dlopen_preflight() was first available in Mac OS X 10.5.

SEARCHING
     dlopen_preflight() uses the same steps as dlopen() to find a compatible
     mach-o file.

RETURN VALUES
     dlopen_preflight() returns true on if the mach-o file is compatible.  If
     the file is not compatible, it returns false and sets an error string
     that can be examined with dlerror().

SEE ALSO
     dlopen(3) dlerror(3)

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