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+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Maxim Dounin
+ * Copyright (C) Nginx, Inc.
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _NGX_DLOPEN_H_INCLUDED_
+#define _NGX_DLOPEN_H_INCLUDED_
+
+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+
+
+#define ngx_dlopen(path)           dlopen((char *) path, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_GLOBAL)
+#define ngx_dlopen_n               "dlopen()"
+
+#define ngx_dlsym(handle, symbol)  dlsym(handle, symbol)
+#define ngx_dlsym_n                "dlsym()"
+
+#define ngx_dlclose(handle)        dlclose(handle)
+#define ngx_dlclose_n              "dlclose()"
+
+
+#if (NGX_HAVE_DLOPEN)
+char *ngx_dlerror(void);
+#endif
+
+
+#endif /* _NGX_DLOPEN_H_INCLUDED_ */