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From: peter@micromuse.co.uk (Peter Galbavy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Shared libraries - info for 386BSD porting wanted
Keywords: shared 386bsd
Message-ID: <peter.716225737@hilly>
Date: 11 Sep 92 15:35:37 GMT
Organization: MicroMuse Limited, London, England.
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Hi,

Due to no response in the bsd group a couple of weeks ago, and the fact
I recently noticed that linux seems to have shared libraries I was
wondering if whoever knows *lots* about them can either (a) try to port
them or (b) help me port the implementaion across.

I realise that this will not be a trivial operation, but it is a starting
point.

At minimum, will someone tell me the "minimum working set" of linux source
files needed to understand how they are implemented. I take it there are
bits in exec() somewhere ? and the linker etc...

Thanks from a frustrated laptop owner without X386 due to lack of disk
space,
-- 
Peter Galbavy
Tech Support, Micromuse Ltd
Phone: +44 71 352 7774		E-Mail: P.Galbavy@micromuse.co.uk