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    Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> writes:

    > Linus Torvalds writes:
    >
    >> Why do people think that using "ln" is _any_ different from using
    >> "mkisofs". Both create one file that contains multiple pieces. What's the
    >> difference - really?
    >
    > The difference - really - at least for static linking - is that "ln"
    > makes modifications to each piece to make them work together, and in
    > the case of a library, makes a selection of the parts of the library
    > as needed by the rest of the program.

    Excuse me, but are you two discussing "ld"? ;-)

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