[Ecls-list] Build-shared-library gives multiple definitions error

[Daniel Dickison]

>> I'm running ECL on Mac OS X 10.4.7 and having trouble with
>> the c:build-shared-library command.  Specifically, the linker
>> (ld) fails because it encounters multiple definitions of the
>> _init_* routine.
>
> Do not use the same name for the object file and the target library.
> If your library only contains one file, then you can directly build
> a FASL file with COMPILE-FILE without the SYSTEM-P argument.  
> Otherwise,
> either you have to use a different name for all object files and
> the target library, or you can use the variable
> SI::*INIT-FUNCTION-PREFIX* to avoid name clash:
> - set it to "HELLOLIB" when compiling your source files
> - set it to "" when creating your library

Thanks for your help.  I was able to get the library to compile by  
specifying different file names.

But now I'm a bit confused.  I was hoping to use the library in a C  
program which would load up the dynamically loaded library at runtime  
to provide functions that would be called from the main app.  The DLL  
would have to set up the Lisp environment when loaded, and have  
exported functions which can be called from the C program.

However, the c:build-shared-library appears to produces code assumes  
a running ECL environment, so it can't be used from a "plain" C  
program.  Is this correct?  And if so, is what I'm trying to do even  
possible?  If it is, I'd greatly appreciate if you could point me to  
some documentation or tutorials on how to make shared libraries  
loadable from C programs.

Daniel

P.S. Sorry Michael -- I meant to reply to the list but sent it to you  
so you'll get two copies.