Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Nov 2002 05:47:47 -0600 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] [kbuild] Possibility to sanely link against off-directory .so | From | Peter Samuelson <> |
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[Peter Samuelson] > > Basically, what I'm saying is, I see no need for the existing .so in > > the kernel build, much less another one. Static libraries are ever so > > much easier to manage.
[Roman Zippel] > If you want to limit people to the config tools in the kernel, there > is indeed no need for a shared library. Note that during the next > development cycle all graphical front ends are possibly removed.
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.
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