Dynamic Package
A modular unit mechanism that can be loaded at runtime, allowing functionality to be split into independent shared libraries that are loaded or replaced on demand, similar to the Delphi package mechanism and .NET assemblies.
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A dynamic package is a modular unit that can be loaded at runtime, allowing functionality to be split into independent modules that are loaded or replaced on demand after the program starts.
Dynamic packages add symbols to the global namespace at runtime, and if multiple packages export symbols with the same name, overwriting or resolution ambiguity may occur.
Dynamic packages are compiled into independent shared libraries in Lazarus, and the main program loads them when needed and hooks up components or services according to registration information.
Dynamic packages are most valuable in plugin architectures, but version management and symbol conflicts also need to be handled carefully.
Dynamic packages allow code modules to be loaded and unloaded at runtime; they have long existed in Delphi but were long missing from Free Pascal.
The implementation of dynamic packages in Free Pascal relies on the compiler generating position-independent code (PIC), the runtime maintaining a package registry, and handling symbol resolution and memory management between modules.
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A dynamic package is a modular unit that can be loaded at runtime, allowing functionality to be split into independent modules that are loaded or replaced on demand after the program starts.
50%UnverifiedDynamic packages add symbols to the global namespace at runtime, and if multiple packages export symbols with the same name, overwriting or resolution ambiguity may occur.
50%UnverifiedDynamic packages are compiled into independent shared libraries in Lazarus, and the main program loads them when needed and hooks up components or services according to registration information.
50%UnverifiedDynamic packages are most valuable in plugin architectures, but version management and symbol conflicts also need to be handled carefully.
50%UnverifiedDynamic packages allow code modules to be loaded and unloaded at runtime; they have long existed in Delphi but were long missing from Free Pascal.
50%UnverifiedThe implementation of dynamic packages in Free Pascal relies on the compiler generating position-independent code (PIC), the runtime maintaining a package registry, and handling symbol resolution and memory management between modules.
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