applied patch from David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> which implements a

Fri Feb 20 02:39:03 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>

        * applied patch from David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> which implements
        a G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL flag to g_module_open() to disable global
        symbol registration.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Feb 20 02:39:03 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
+
+	* applied patch from David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> which implements
+	a G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL flag to g_module_open() to disable global
+	symbol registration.
+
 Thu Feb 19 18:40:01 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
 
 	* glib/gstring.[hc]: for G_CAN_INLINE environments, inline

ChangeLog.pre-2-10

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Feb 20 02:39:03 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
+
+	* applied patch from David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> which implements
+	a G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL flag to g_module_open() to disable global
+	symbol registration.
+
 Thu Feb 19 18:40:01 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
 
 	* glib/gstring.[hc]: for G_CAN_INLINE environments, inline

ChangeLog.pre-2-12

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Feb 20 02:39:03 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
+
+	* applied patch from David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> which implements
+	a G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL flag to g_module_open() to disable global
+	symbol registration.
+
 Thu Feb 19 18:40:01 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
 
 	* glib/gstring.[hc]: for G_CAN_INLINE environments, inline

ChangeLog.pre-2-4

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Feb 20 02:39:03 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
+
+	* applied patch from David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> which implements
+	a G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL flag to g_module_open() to disable global
+	symbol registration.
+
 Thu Feb 19 18:40:01 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
 
 	* glib/gstring.[hc]: for G_CAN_INLINE environments, inline

ChangeLog.pre-2-6

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Feb 20 02:39:03 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
+
+	* applied patch from David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> which implements
+	a G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL flag to g_module_open() to disable global
+	symbol registration.
+
 Thu Feb 19 18:40:01 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
 
 	* glib/gstring.[hc]: for G_CAN_INLINE environments, inline

ChangeLog.pre-2-8

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Feb 20 02:39:03 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
+
+	* applied patch from David Schleef <ds@schleef.org> which implements
+	a G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL flag to g_module_open() to disable global
+	symbol registration.
+
 Thu Feb 19 18:40:01 2004  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>
 
 	* glib/gstring.[hc]: for G_CAN_INLINE environments, inline

docs/reference/glib/tmpl/modules.sgml

@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ eventually that fails as well, %NULL is returned.
 </para>
 
 @file_name: the name of the file containing the module.
-@flags: the flags used for opening the module. Currently this can be 0 or
+@flags: the flags used for opening the module. This can be the logical
-#G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY for lazy binding, where symbols are only bound when needed.
+OR of any of the #GModuleFlags.
 @Returns: a #GModule on success, or %NULL on failure.
 
 
@@ -119,9 +119,15 @@ Flags passed to g_module_open().
 #G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY specifies that symbols are only resolved when needed.
 The default action is to bind all symbols when the module is loaded.
 (#G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY is not supported on all platforms.)
+#G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL specifies that symbols in the module should
+not be added to the global name space.  The default action on most
+platforms is to place symbols in the module in the global name space,
+which may cause conflicts with existing symbols.
+(#G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL is not supported on all platforms.)
 </para>
 
 @G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY: 
+@G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL: 
 @G_MODULE_BIND_MASK: 
 
 <!-- ##### FUNCTION g_module_symbol ##### -->

gmodule/gmodule-beos.c

@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
  * different image_id's. While this means that we don't have to worry about 
  * reference counts, it could lead to problems in the future....
  * richard.
+ *
+ * load_add_on() apparently does not support lazy or local binding.  Need
+ * to confirm that the actual behavior is non-lazy/local.  --ds
  */
 
 #include <Errors.h>
@@ -56,7 +59,8 @@
 /* --- functions --- */
 static gpointer
 _g_module_open (const gchar *file_name,
-		gboolean     bind_lazy)
+		gboolean     bind_lazy,
+		gboolean     bind_local)
 {
   image_id handle;
   

gmodule/gmodule-dl.c

@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ fetch_dlerror (gboolean replace_null)
 
 static gpointer
 _g_module_open (const gchar *file_name,
-		gboolean     bind_lazy)
+		gboolean     bind_lazy,
+		gboolean     bind_local)
 {
   gpointer handle;
   
-  handle = dlopen (file_name, RTLD_GLOBAL | (bind_lazy ? RTLD_LAZY : RTLD_NOW));
+  handle = dlopen (file_name,
+	(bind_local ? 0 : RTLD_GLOBAL) | (bind_lazy ? RTLD_LAZY : RTLD_NOW));
   if (!handle)
     g_module_set_error (fetch_dlerror (TRUE));
   

gmodule/gmodule-dld.c

@@ -67,9 +67,21 @@
 
 
 /* --- functions --- */
+
+/*
+ * shl_load() does not appear to support making symbols invisible to
+ * the global namespace.  However, the default is to put the library
+ * last in the search order, which is approximately what we want,
+ * since it will cause symbols that conflict with existing symbols to
+ * be invisible.  It is unclear if BIND_FIRST should be used when
+ * bind_local==0, since it may cause the loaded symbols to be used
+ * preferentially to the application's symbols, which is Almost
+ * Always Wrong.  --ds
+ */
 static gpointer
 _g_module_open (const gchar *file_name,
-		gboolean     bind_lazy)
+		gboolean     bind_lazy,
+		gboolean     bind_local)
 {
   shl_t shl_handle;
   

gmodule/gmodule-dyld.c

@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ static gpointer self_module = GINT_TO_POINTER (1);
 
 static gpointer
 _g_module_open (const gchar *file_name,
-		gboolean     bind_lazy)
+		gboolean     bind_lazy,
+		gboolean     bind_local)
 {
   NSObjectFileImage image;
   NSObjectFileImageReturnCode ret;
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ _g_module_open (const gchar *file_name,
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  options = NSLINKMODULE_OPTION_RETURN_ON_ERROR | NSLINKMODULE_OPTION_PRIVATE;
+  options = NSLINKMODULE_OPTION_RETURN_ON_ERROR;
+  if (bind_local)
+    options |= NSLINKMODULE_OPTION_PRIVATE;
   if (!bind_lazy)
     options |= NSLINKMODULE_OPTION_BINDNOW;
   module = NSLinkModule (image, file_name, options);

gmodule/gmodule-os2.c

@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@
 /* --- functions --- */
 static gpointer
 _g_module_open (const gchar    *file_name,
-		gboolean	bind_lazy)
+		gboolean	bind_lazy,
+		gboolean	bind_local)
 {
   gpointer handle;
   
-  handle = dlopen (file_name, RTLD_GLOBAL | (bind_lazy ? RTLD_LAZY : RTLD_NOW));
+  handle = dlopen (file_name,
+	(bind_local ? 0 : RTLD_GLOBAL) | (bind_lazy ? RTLD_LAZY : RTLD_NOW));
   if (!handle)
     g_module_set_error (dlerror ());
   

gmodule/gmodule-win32.c

@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ set_error (void)
 /* --- functions --- */
 static gpointer
 _g_module_open (const gchar *file_name,
-		gboolean     bind_lazy)
+		gboolean     bind_lazy,
+		gboolean     bind_local)
 {
   HINSTANCE handle;
 #ifdef G_WITH_CYGWIN

gmodule/gmodule.c

@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ struct _GModule
 
 /* --- prototypes --- */
 static gpointer		_g_module_open		(const gchar	*file_name,
-						 gboolean	 bind_lazy);
+						 gboolean	 bind_lazy,
+						 gboolean	 bind_local);
 static void		_g_module_close		(gpointer	 handle,
 						 gboolean	 is_unref);
 static gpointer		_g_module_self		(void);
@@ -153,7 +154,8 @@ g_module_set_error (const gchar *error)
                                               "not supported by this system"); return rv; }
 static gpointer
 _g_module_open (const gchar	*file_name,
-		gboolean	 bind_lazy)
+		gboolean	 bind_lazy,
+		gboolean	 bind_local)
 {
   return NULL;
 }
@@ -384,7 +386,8 @@ g_module_open (const gchar    *file_name,
 	  name = real_name;
 	}
       if (name)
-	handle = _g_module_open (name, (flags & G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY) != 0);
+	handle = _g_module_open (name, (flags & G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY) != 0,
+			(flags & G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL) != 0);
     }
   else
     g_module_set_error_unduped (g_strdup_printf ("unable to access file \"%s\"", file_name));

gmodule/gmodule.h

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 typedef enum
 {
   G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY	= 1 << 0,
-  G_MODULE_BIND_MASK	= 0x01
+  G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL	= 1 << 1,
+  G_MODULE_BIND_MASK	= 0x03
 } GModuleFlags;
 
 typedef	struct _GModule			 GModule;