LDFHREAD(3X)        RISC/os Reference Manual         LDFHREAD(3X)



NAME
     ldfhread - read the file header of a common object file

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>
     #include <filehdr.h>
     #include <syms.h>
     #include <ldfcn.h>


     int ldfhread (ldptr, filehead)
     LDFILE *ldptr;
     FILHDR *filehead;

DESCRIPTION
     ldfhread reads the file header of the common object file
     currently associated with ldptr . It reads the file header
     into the area of memory beginning at filehead.

     ldfhread returns SUCCESS or FAILURE.  If ldfhread cannot
     read the file header, it fails.

     Usually, ldfhread can be avoided by using the macro
     HEADER(ldptr) defined in <ldfcn.h> (see ldfcn(4)).  Note
     that the information in HEADER is swapped, if necessary.
     The information in any field, fieldname, of the file header
     can be accessed using HEADER(ldptr).fieldname.

     The program must be loaded with the object file access rou-
     tine library libmld.a.

SEE ALSO
     ldclose(3X), ldopen(3X), ldfcn(4).






















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