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From: witr@rwwa.com (Robert Withrow)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Dynloading and FBSD2.?
Date: 6 Jun 1995 14:17:12 GMT
Organization: R.W. Withrow Associates
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In article <87sppopmr7.fsf@interbev.mindspring.com>, rsanders@interbev.mindspring.com (Robert Sanders) writes:
|> On 5 Jun 1995 17:18:33 GMT, nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) said:
|> 
|> >> But in my opinion, the SunOS style dynamic link/load is too weak.
|> >> The ELF one is much much better. 
|> 
|> > You care to give a basis for your opinions, other than 'Linux uses ELF
|> > therefore it must be better'?
|> 
|> I won't enter into this argument [...]

Neither will I, since I don't *care* how Linux does it...

But I would sure like to know how I am *supposed* to do it on
FBSD 2.0R, cause it ain't in the docs, and there ain't a .h file
for it...  

Nate?

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