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Are you suggesting that the original purpose of shared libraries relates to patching software? Others seem to be suggesting that the emergence of dynamic linki
by gwu78 12y ago
Are you suggesting that the original purpose of shared libraries relates to patching software?
Others seem to be suggesting that the emergence of dynamic linking was a response to general limitations in secondary storage and memory. Limitations that no longer exist.
- icebraining 12y agoDoes it have to be the original purpose to be a useful feature?
- gwu78 12y agoIs this supposed to be an answer? I like marssaxman's comment. I'm not sure I would call this a "feature" because I think of "features" as being intentional and if marssaxman is correct, this justification for shared library use was an accidental side effect. But I have limited knowledge of the history behind dynamic linking. Hence my questions. I am just curious.