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        Writing a module is much like writing an application. You
        have to provide the "conventional hooks" for it to work
        correctly, like <code class="function">pam_sm_authenticate()</code>
        etc., which would correspond to the <code class="function">main()</code>
        function in a normal function.
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        Typically, the author may want to link against some standard system
        libraries. As when one compiles a normal program, this can be
        done for modules too: you simply append the
        <em class="parameter"><code>-l</code></em><span class="emphasis"><em>XXX</em></span> arguments
        for the desired libraries when you create the shared module object.
        To make sure a module is linked to the
        <span class="command"><strong>libwhatever.so</strong></span> library
        when it is <code class="function">dlopen()</code>ed, try:
        </p><pre class="programlisting">
% gcc -shared -o pam_module.so pam_module.o -lwhatever
        </pre><p>
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