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This table describes the changes to Mac OS X ABI Dynamic Loader Reference.

Date	Notes
2005-11-09	Made minor corrections to the "Dynamic Loader Functions" section.
	Changed `DL_info` to `Dl_info` in `dladdr` prototype.
	Added paragraph explaining difference in symbol-name specification between `NS...` functions and `dlsym`.
	Changed title to "Mac OS X ABI Dynamic Loader Reference."
	Added the phrase “Mac OS X application binary interface (ABI)” to the introduction to raise this document’s visibility in searches.
2005-08-11	Clarified terminology for binaries that contain 32-bit and 64-bit object code.
2005-06-04	Corrected descriptions of dlopen and dlsym.
2005-04-29	Added information on new dynamic loader functions. Updated for 64-bit support in Mac OS X v10.4. Changed title from "Mach-O Runtime Reference."
	Added “Dynamic Loader Compatibility Functions” section with information on `dlopen`, `dlsym`, `dlclose`, `dladdr`, and `dlerror`.
	Updated function declarations to reflect Mac OS X v10.4 64-bit support. Also updated availability information for deprecated functions.
	Moved non–Mach-O bundle functions `NSAddImage`, `NSAddressOfSymbol`, `NSLibraryNameForModule`, `NSLookupSymbolInImage`, `NSNameOfSymbol` from “Object File Image Functions” to “Library Functions.”
2004-08-31	New document that describes the functions to access Mach-O files at runtime.
	This document replaces Mach-O reference information that was published previously in Mach-O Runtime Architecture.
	Added “Library Functions” describing `NSAddLibrary` and `NSAddLibraryWithSearching` functions.

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