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diff --git a/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h b/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h
index e89fd2ea4a..9f77ebeb9e 100644
--- a/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h
+++ b/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h
@@ -228,6 +228,17 @@ public:
virtual GenericValue runFunction(Function *F,
const std::vector<GenericValue> &ArgValues) = 0;
+ /// getPointerToNamedFunction - This method returns the address of the
+ /// specified function by using the dlsym function call. As such it is only
+ /// useful for resolving library symbols, not code generated symbols.
+ ///
+ /// If AbortOnFailure is false and no function with the given name is
+ /// found, this function silently returns a null pointer. Otherwise,
+ /// it prints a message to stderr and aborts.
+ ///
+ virtual void *getPointerToNamedFunction(const std::string &Name,
+ bool AbortOnFailure = true) = 0;
+
/// runStaticConstructorsDestructors - This method is used to execute all of
/// the static constructors or destructors for a program.
///