int sqlite3_initialize(void);
int sqlite3_shutdown(void);

/* Members are set to 1 when libraries
** are initialized, 0 if they are not.
*/
static struct {
  int sqlite3 ;
} bindings_init_info = { 0 } ;

/* Initialization functions should return
** 1 when successfull, 0 otherwise
*/
int bindings_init_sqlite3 () {
  bindings_init_info.sqlite3 = 1 ;
  return (sqlite3_initialize()==0)?1:0 ;
}

void bindings_shutdown () {
  if (bindings_init_info.sqlite3) {
    bindings_init_info.sqlite3 = 0 ;
    sqlite3_shutdown () ;
  }
}