dmPMInitPlugin(3dm)					   dmPMInitPlugin(3dm)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     dmPMInitPlugin, dmPMFreePlugin, dmPMFreeAllPlugins	- initializes and
     frees plugins

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <dmedia/fx_plugin_mgr.h>

     DMplugin* dmPMInitPlugin
	   ( DMplugmgr*	manager,
	     const char* pathname )

     void dmPMFreePlugin
	   ( DMplugmgr*	manager,
	     DMplugin* plugin )

     void dmPMFreeAllPlugins
	   ( DMplugmgr*	manager	)

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

     manager	A pointer to a DMplugmgr, which	was returned from
		dmPMCreateManager.

     pathname	The pathname of	a plugin to initialize.

     plugin	A pointer to a DMplugin, which was returned from
		dmPMInitPlugin.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     dmPMInitPlugin initializes	a plugin.  If the plugin is in the cache file,
     then it is	initialized, but not loaded. Otherwise,	the plugin is loaded
     with dlopen.

     dmPMFreePlugin frees a plugin.

     dmPMFreeAllPlugins	frees all the plugins that the plugin-manager has
     initialized.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     dmPMInitPlugin will return	a pointer to a DMplugin	if successful, or will
     return NULL if it fails.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/lib/dmedia/plugins/premiere	  default plugin directory
     $HOME/.fxplugmgr.cache		  plugin-manager cache file





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dmPMInitPlugin(3dm)					   dmPMInitPlugin(3dm)

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     dmPMCreateManager(3dm), dmPMGetPluginCount(3dm), dmPMInitDirectory(3dm),
     dmGetError(3dm).


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