On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 6:33 AM Andy Sheimo <ashe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually having a static binary is not a no brainer. I know that I use a > static binary and I can make said static binary jump through hoops, but I > can't tell you why I use a static binary or the difference between that and > a shared binary. Someday I should probably learn but as of today I don't > know. if that makes me "a little child" with "a slow brain" then said > person is brilliant.
Advantages of static linking: 1) Self-contained - convenient 2) Locks in its dependencies - consistent Advantages of dynamic linking: 1) Deduplication. Many executables can link to the same library and they'll use the same one - on disk, in memory, etc. Reduces load times for commonly-used libraries. Can be taken even further by putting the libraries on fast storage, and then even an executable on slow storage will be able to load the library at high speed. 2) Dependencies can be updated independently, allowing bug fixes and security patches. It's most definitely not a no-brainer, and there are good reasons to use both (even within the same binary - statically link some libraries and dynamically link others). ChrisA _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
