Re: Minor numbers in shared libraries.

1999-09-17 Thread Peter da Silva
> I would also add that you can "fake" a minor number by simple > multiplication. You have to assume how many digits you want > to allow in minor numbers. > > For example, if we assume a minor number has no more than 3 > digits (allowing the minor numbers to grow to 999) then, > M.N can readil

Re: Minor numbers in shared libraries.

1999-09-17 Thread Peter da Silva
> I would also add that you can "fake" a minor number by simple > multiplication. You have to assume how many digits you want > to allow in minor numbers. > > For example, if we assume a minor number has no more than 3 > digits (allowing the minor numbers to grow to 999) then, > M.N can readi

Re: Minor numbers in shared libraries.

1999-09-17 Thread Thomas David Rivers
> > In a discussion with Nate Williams, I have learned that the reason FreeBSD > doesn't use minor numbers with shared libraries because standard ELF doesn't > support it. Is this a hard-and-fast unbreakable rule, or is this something > that could be implemented if it can be done in a way that's c

Re: Minor numbers in shared libraries.

1999-09-17 Thread Thomas David Rivers
> > In a discussion with Nate Williams, I have learned that the reason FreeBSD > doesn't use minor numbers with shared libraries because standard ELF doesn't > support it. Is this a hard-and-fast unbreakable rule, or is this something > that could be implemented if it can be done in a way that's

Minor numbers in shared libraries.

1999-09-17 Thread Peter da Silva
In a discussion with Nate Williams, I have learned that the reason FreeBSD doesn't use minor numbers with shared libraries because standard ELF doesn't support it. Is this a hard-and-fast unbreakable rule, or is this something that could be implemented if it can be done in a way that's compatible w

Minor numbers in shared libraries.

1999-09-17 Thread Peter da Silva
In a discussion with Nate Williams, I have learned that the reason FreeBSD doesn't use minor numbers with shared libraries because standard ELF doesn't support it. Is this a hard-and-fast unbreakable rule, or is this something that could be implemented if it can be done in a way that's compatible