+/* The function prototype used for method functions (or caller-provided
+ * callbacks) that merge two file specifications. They are passed a
+ * DSO structure pointer (or NULL if they are to be used independantly of
+ * a DSO object) and two file specifications to merge. They should
+ * either return NULL (if there is an error condition) or a newly allocated
+ * string containing the result of merging that the caller will need
+ * to free with OPENSSL_free() when done.
+ * Here, merging means that bits and pieces are taken from each of the
+ * file specifications and added together in whatever fashion that is
+ * sensible for the DSO method in question. The only rule that really
+ * applies is that if the two specification contain pieces of the same
+ * type, the copy from the string string takes priority. One could see
+ * it as the first specification is the one given by the user and the
+ * second being a bunch of defaults to add on if they're missing in the
+ * first. */
+typedef char* (*DSO_MERGER_FUNC)(DSO *, const char *, const char *);