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From: othman@ntrc25.ntrc.ntu.ac.sg (othman (EEE/Div 4))
Subject: Questions on Joerg Shared lib
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1) What are the limitations of this shared lib, apart from having to convert
the current libs.

2) How does the conversion work? Do we have to recompile all the libs? From
the first analysis of the Makefiles, it appears as though it does not have to?

3) Do I have to recompile all utilities in order to exploit this shared lib?

4) Is the patches to gcc and g++ really necessary? We can use command line
options to select alternative crt and libc, can't we?

I've deleted a lot of large sources but it is the small programs that benefit
the most from shared libs, don't they?

--
Othman bin Ahmad, School of EEE,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2263.
Internet Email: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg