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.\" $Id$
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.\" Copyright 1998 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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.\" Copyright (C) 2004-2009 by Daniel Stenberg
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.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
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.\" software and its documentation for any purpose and without
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.\" fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
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.\" notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
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.\" advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the
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.\" software without specific, written prior permission.
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.\" M.I.T. makes no representations about the suitability of
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.\" this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is"
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.\" without express or implied warranty.
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.\"
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.TH ARES_LIBRARY_INIT 3 "19 May 2009"
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.SH NAME
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ares_library_init \- c-ares library initialization
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.B #include <ares.h>
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.PP
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.B int ares_library_init(int \fIflags\fP)
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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The
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.B ares_library_init
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function performs initializations internally required by the c-ares
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library that must take place before any other c-ares function can be
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used.
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.PP
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This function must be called one time within the life of a program
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before the program actually executes any other c-ares library function
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call. Initializations done by this function remain effective until a
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call to \fIares_library_cleanup(3)\fP is performed.
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.PP
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Successive calls to this function are ignored, only the first one with
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c-ares in an uninitialized state is effective.
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.PP
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The
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.I flags
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parameter is a bit pattern that tells c-ares exactly which features
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should be initialized, as described below. Set the desired bits by
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ORing the values together. In normal operation, you must specify
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.I ARES_LIB_INIT_ALL.
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Don't use any other value unless you are familiar with it and trying
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to control some internal c-ares features.
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.PP
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.B This function is not thread safe.
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You have to call it once the program
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has started but must be called before the program starts any other thread.
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Due to the fact that ares_library_init() might call functions from other
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libraries that are thread unsafe, it could conflict with any other thread
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that uses these other libraries.
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.SH FLAGS
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.TP 5
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.B ARES_LIB_INIT_ALL
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Initialize everything possible. This sets all known bits.
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.TP
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.B ARES_LIB_INIT_WIN32
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Initialize Win32 specific libraries.
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.TP
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.B ARES_LIB_INIT_NONE
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Initialize nothing extra. This sets no bit.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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If this function returns non-zero, something went wrong and you cannot
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use the other c-ares functions.
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.SH NOTES
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This function was first introduced in c-ares version 1.6.1 along with
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the definition of preprocessor symbol CARES_HAVE_ARES_LIBRARY_INIT
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as an indication of the availability of this function.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR ares_library_cleanup (3)
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.SH AUTHOR
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Yang Tse
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