Re: [PATCH] [kbuild] Possibility to sanely link against off-directory .so

Peter Samuelson (peter@cadcamlab.org)
Thu, 7 Nov 2002 06:37:53 -0600


[Peter Samuelson]
> > Huh? I don't get it. How is a shared library any better than a static
> > library in this regard? I'm pondering the traditional advantages of
> > shared libraries, and I cannot think of a single one that matters here.

[Roman Zippel]
> Shared libraries can be loaded dynamically, this means distribution can
> package the graphical front ends and the user doesn't need to install
> huge development packages.

I still don't get it. Why can't the distribution vendor just link
/usr/bin/qconf against $(LINUX)/scripts/kconfig/libkconfig.a?

Peter
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