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+#===- common.py - Python LLVM Bindings -----------------------*- python -*--===#
+#
+#                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
+#
+# This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
+# License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
+#
+#===------------------------------------------------------------------------===#
+
+from ctypes import cdll
+
+import ctypes.util
+import platform
+
+__all__ = [
+    "find_library",
+    "get_library",
+]
+
+def find_library():
+    # FIXME should probably have build system define absolute path of shared
+    # library at install time.
+    for lib in ["LLVM-3.1svn", "LLVM"]:
+        result = ctypes.util.find_library(lib)
+        if result:
+            return result
+
+    # FIXME This is a local hack to ease development.
+    return "/usr/local/llvm/lib/libLLVM-3.1svn.so"
+
+def get_library():
+    """Obtain a reference to the llvm library."""
+    lib = find_library()
+    if not lib:
+        raise Exception("LLVM shared library not found!")
+
+    return cdll.LoadLibrary(lib)