Objective-C (GCC) Dynamic Loading of classes

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From: Thomas Orth
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 1996 00:00

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Quick question...  I would like to dynamically load a class from disk
into a running executable.  What is the mechanism to do this under GCC ?
Does run-time class loading/linking work differently than under NeXTStep ?

I believe under NeXTStep, there's a objc_loadModules() call which is 
integral to the Objective-C run-time system.  This seems to be missing
from the Obj-C run-time supplied with the compiler.  I checked the FAQ
(mine's a little out-dated 8-) and couldn't see mention of this.

Thanks,

	T.

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Date: 1996/02/05
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