library definition
namelib = lib('lib-dir')
:lib-dir character string : :namelib library variable returned by ‘lib’. :
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. A library variable usually is saved for later loading, either on-line or from the user-specific startup file (see startup).
value returned by ‘lib’ must be insert in a variable ‘namelib’ to access to macro functions of this library.
Scilab tacitly assumes that each xxxx.bin file defines a variable named xxxx.
//define some functions
function z=myplus(x, y)
z = x + y
endfunction
function z=yourplus(x, y)
x = x - y
endfunction
//create the *.bin files in libdir
libdir = TMPDIR;
`save`_(libdir + '/myplus.bin', myplus);
`save`_(libdir + '/yourplus.bin', yourplus);
//create the name file
`mputl`_(['myplus';'yourplus'],TMPDIR+'/names');
//build the library containing myplus and yourplus
mylibfoo = lib(libdir+'/');
//erase the variables
clear myplus yourplus
//Automatic loading and execution
myplus(1,2)
//erase the variables
clear myplus yourplus
mylibfoo
[n,p] = `libraryinfo`_('mylibfoo')
`isdef`_('myplus')
clear mylibfoo
`isdef`_('myplus')