On Tuesday 22 July 2003 2:32 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > On Tuesday 22 July 2003 2:02 pm, Peter O'Gorman wrote:
>  > > Firstly, in case you were wondering why libtool builds static libraries 
> > > even for loadable modules, libtool via. ltdl supports loading modules 
> > > on systems without dynamic loading capabilities using the 
> > > -dlopen/-dlpreopen flags.
> > 
> > Does anyone actaully use this feature these days?

> Yup, CVS m4 uses it to make sure that the basic modules required for m4-1.4
> backvard compatibility are preloaded.

OK, a better question is does anyone run an operating system that needs this 
feature still?

Nick



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