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Steam encourages devs to dynamically link SDL2 so that they can patch it for them [0]. Pretty neat IMO. Sorry for the terrible link, Google+ is deleted now bu
by darknavi 4y ago
Steam encourages devs to dynamically link SDL2 so that they can patch it for them [0]. Pretty neat IMO.
Sorry for the terrible link, Google+ is deleted now but luckily a bot mirror the post to reddit.
[0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1upn39/comment/cekfh1u/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1upn39/commen...
- silon42 4y ago"Platform" libraries, like UI toolkits, ... should always be dynamically linked...
- m4rtink 4y agoThis is also how Linux distro wide CVE fixes in crypto libs are done - done tmit once in the shared lib and reboot, done. Otherwise you would have to find all the bundled copies and fix them separately & hope you didn't miss any.