Parameters

Description

lib-dir is a character string defining a directory that contains compiled Scilab function (.bin) files.

In addition to these files lib-dir must have a file called names, that contains the names of the functions defined in lib-dir. On success, all functions in lib-dir are available from within Scilab. They are loaded on demand when called for the first time.

Binary files can be created from within Scilab with the command save.

Scilab's standard libraries are defined using lib on the SCIDIR/modules/*/macros/* subdirectories.

A library variable usually is saved for later loading, either on-line or from the user-specific startup file (see startup).

Restrictions

Scilab tacitly assumes that each xxxx.bin file defines a variable named xxxx.

Examples

 
//define some variables
function z = myplus(x, y), z = x + y,endfunction
function z = yourplus(x, y), x = x - y,endfunction
A=1:10;

//create the *.bin files in libdir
libdir=TMPDIR
save(libdir + '/myplus.bin', myplus);
save(libdir + '/yourplus.bin', yourplus);
save(libdir + '/A.bin', A);

//create the name file
mputl(['myplus';'yourplus';'A'],TMPDIR+'/names');

//build the library containing myplus and yourplus
xlib = lib(libdir+'/')

//erase the variables
clear myplus yourplus A

//Automatic loading and execution
myplus(1,2)

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