Re: Pros and Cons of compiling INFORMIX-4GL programs with -shared option

Ing. Melvin Perez Cedano wrote: > > Hello: > > I would like to hear Pros and Cons of using the c4gl -shared option when > compiling 4gl programs. > > I have used on AIX, obtaining smaller .4ge binary programs and shorter > compiling time. The benefits you have already listed, smaller executables that link faster and, after the first copy in memory, load faster. The only con is that if the executable is run on another system the same version of ALL shared libraries MUST be available or the program will not run. Art S. Kagel