From 347efdedd5db5b7a05115ae334ec35d03ef76516 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:47:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] ENH: Also look into data segment (consistant with other
 implementation)

---
 Source/kwsys/DynamicLoader.cxx | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Source/kwsys/DynamicLoader.cxx b/Source/kwsys/DynamicLoader.cxx
index 07df87a43..a2426b917 100644
--- a/Source/kwsys/DynamicLoader.cxx
+++ b/Source/kwsys/DynamicLoader.cxx
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ DynamicLoader::GetSymbolAddress(LibHandle lib, const char* sym)
   void* addr;
   int status;
 
-  status = shl_findsym (&lib, sym, TYPE_PROCEDURE, &addr);
+  /* TYPE_PROCEDURE Look for a function or procedure.
+   * TYPE_DATA      Look for a symbol in the data segment (for example, variables).
+   * TYPE_UNDEFINED Look for any symbol.
+   */
+  status = shl_findsym (&lib, sym, TYPE_UNDEFINED, &addr);
   void* result = (status < 0) ? (void*)0 : addr;
 
   // Hack to cast pointer-to-data to pointer-to-function.