Open dynamic library and call to it using dlopen() from Chapel?

[bradcray]

This issue asks whether it is currently possible to create a Chapel program that would open a dynamic library using dlopen() and make calls to it.

If so, I'd be interested in an example program demonstrating the capability; if not, I'd like to understand what the limiting factors to doing so are today, and what would be required to resolve them (either as a heroic programmer or through changes to the language or implementation).