Another option is the Solaris/Illumos "direct binding" scheme where each object stores for each external symbol the SONAME of the object meant to provide it. I

Another option is the Solaris/Illumos "direct binding" scheme where each object stores for each external symbol the SONAME of the object meant to provide it. It's a lot like pre-linking, but a) less intrusive, b) less fast (because it's less intrusive). EDIT: Ay, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40268546 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40268546 mentions this.