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Static linking / bundling libraries helps absolutely nothing. My SimCity 3k from Loki is dead because of OSS vs lack of hardware mixing, because it tries to go
by AshamedCaptain 3y ago
Static linking / bundling libraries helps absolutely nothing. My SimCity 3k from Loki is dead because of OSS vs lack of hardware mixing, because it tries to go fullscreen with nowadays unsupported resolutions and refresh rates, etc. . The static linked copy may actually "load" but it's actually the dynamic exec which saves the day since you can at least replace/hook some functions in order to provide better compatibility with a recent desktop.
- aaomidi 3y agoYou can still access those files in the flatpak, replace them with your new ones, and package it back as a flatpak and let users use it.
- AshamedCaptain 3y agoNo, you can't. That would most certainly involve modifying and then redistributing a modified flatpak, which is certainly not going to fly in the face of binary-only proprietary software like the one most likely to benefit from a stable ABI over the years. Not to mention, flatpak would still add nothing. Just additional annoyances.