Thomas Sippel - Dau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > o are not formally static libraries (/lib) or shared objects (/lib) > The conceptual difference between a directory and a library > escapes me, essentially, libraries are more efficient to read > than directories, and more difficult to write, which makes them have > more homogeneous contents. In fact, the ar processor for libraries > was also used as a convenient way to pack directory hierarchies > into a single object.
The contents of /lib function just like /bin: they are automatically searched. In the latter case, by shell execution; in the former case, by the -l linker switch. _______________________________________________ Bug-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd
