Show how to call a function in a shared library (without dynamically linking to it at compile-time). In particular, show how to call the shared library function if the library is available, otherwise use an internal equivalent function.

This is a special case of calling a foreign language function where the focus is close to the ABI level and not at the normal API level.



Related task

 OpenGL -- OpenGL is usually maintained as a shared library.


require 'dll'
strdup=: 'msvcrt.dll _strdup >x *' cd <
free=: 'msvcrt.dll free n x' cd <
getstr=: free ] memr@,&0 _1
 
DupStr=:verb define
  try.
    getstr@strdup y
  catch.
    y
  end.
)