On 4/18/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the limiting case, where every binary needs a different version of > the shared library, you are back where we are today with Plan 9's statically > linked binaries, so why bother even thinking about it.
But by that same logic quicksort algorithms tend towards O(N^2) when data is already sorted, so why use them ever either? (though I wonder how often quicksort is really rolled out in production... also... I think I just defeated my own argument.) Dave > > On Tue Apr 18 14:55:41 EDT 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> > > >> Don't shared libraries also typically provide memory savings? One > > >> version of your c library "resident" for all VM spaces to map? > > >> > > > > that's often quoted as a consequence, but in practice, > > not that i've seen in ... what is it now? ... at least six or > > seven different systems. i think the trouble is that to get savings > > that make the pain worthwhile you still need various forms of > > discipline, but with shared libraries, people are even less concerned. > > and RSS continues up. > > > > another is bug fixing at a stroke, but it also allows > > bug and trapdoor introduction at a stroke. >
