Re: SHARED OBJECTS/LIBRARIES

In article <3un3bk$m1o@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, timothy.hood@sltrib.com wrote: > >F> From: follis@esd.dl.nec.com (George Follis) > > Subject: SHARED OBJECTS/LIBRARIES > >F> Your statement about a 'shared' library is *wrong* and misleading. Please > > go back and re-read the man page and also read the man page on 'mkshlib'. > ># man mkshlib >man: mkshlib: not found in index >man: mkshlib: not found > >It seems that mkshlib is not on (my|every) system. > >F> After you have done that then you might be better able to answer. > >There are two interpretations of shared library. In the dictionary, "share" >means "to have, use or experience in common". What you are referring to is >really best called a "dynamic" library. Sure, it may be called "shared", >but that's more confusing. Besides, if you re-read the post I left, my >explanation of what ar does and the benefits it provides is NOT misleading. > >It is clear that the objects created with ar are compiled into the >executable. My post also points out the benefits of ar as providing a >common repository for objects of which all may not be used in a particular >executable. > >I never even implied that ar created dynamic libraries. If you interpreted >that from my post, it's probably because of your understanding that a >dynamic library is known as a shared library. > >So, while it's true that I may have mis-used the word "shared" according >to mkshlib, I did not according to the difference between a shared library >and a dynamic library, and the usefulness of using ar was well pointed out. >F> A library build with 'ar' is not a 'shared' library. > >F> GRF > > -- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The most widely used computer language .... > > $*#%"&@+! > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >--- > ~ SPEED 1.40 [NR] ~ Whatever...you're still wrong. :-) -- \\\\|// (O|O) ==============================---o00--(_)--00o---============================ Tim Schaefer tschaefe@gate.net http://www.gate.net/~tschaefe People who don't make anything cain't buy anything...never forget that. -HRP =============================================================================