Re: [Caml-list] Dynlink and unsafe modules

[Richard Jones <rich@annexia.org>]

On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 05:23:45PM +0200, Luca Pascali wrote:
> Now calling the Dynlink.loadfile function on the library filename (after 
> the Dynlink.init ()) I get the following exception:
> Dynlink.Error("this object file uses unsafe features")

This simply means that the library or module you are trying to load
does some unsafe stuff - typically it was compiled with the "-unsafe"
option to turn off bounds checking, or else it contains C code.

Try using the ocamlobjinfo (sometimes called objinfo) command to
display the internal structure of the library / module that you are
trying to load.

> I tried also to call the Dynlink.allow_unsafe_modules true function to 
> bypass the problem that rises the exception.
> What I got is that I didn't get this exception, but I got troubles with 
> a simple function in witch I use the stat of Unix in a try ... with ... 
> clause.
> This try/with failed to recognise the Unix.Error (Unix.NOENT,_) execption.
> If I do not call the Dynlink.allow_unsafe_modules true function, this 
> try/with does not fails.

Can you post a test case where this fails?

Rich.

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