On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 11:49:50PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit: > > > Sometimes this happens because it makes sense to share the library within > > the (to conserve resources), but either: > > > > - It does not make sense for other programs to use the library (very > > specific) > > But we all know that it is very often untrue :)
But this does not matter if the second point is true... > > - The author is not willing to maintain a stable ABI or version the library > > appropriately > > And we all know that in terms of Debian, they get to keep their > ABI for 2 years, at least ... ;P > > > If it is autoconfiscated source, making them not use shared > libs is usually only "--enable-shared=no" away... Why would you want to disable the shared library when it can provide great benefits, such as when a number of frequently executed programs can share a large portion of their codebase? -- - mdz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
