> What happens if portage builds a 'static' package that links against a > library > that was installed without the 'static-libs' useflag being set?
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Program-Library-HOWTO/introduction.html writes: "DL libraries aren't really a different kind of library format (both static and shared libraries can be used as DL libraries);" If I understand this at all, the term "static library" is a litle misleading. * Libraries would be shared (in memory) and unshared. * Executables would link static or dynamic (against both types). The term "static library" would refer to unshared libraries, because are typically linked statically (but must not). Please correct me if I am wrong. I am new in the field. Al
