On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Andreas Beck wrote:
> > What is the difference between a target and a helper-target from
> > a) user side?
>
> User doesn't have to care about helpers. Helpers are kind of dynamically
> loaded "common function repositories". They are taken care of internally
> and should never be seen by the user.
>
> > b) coder's point of view?
>
> Coder can use helper libs, if (s)he feels like putting commonly used
> functionality into a library. This applies especially to functionality that
> is not always needed, like only in some targets, like linvtsw, which is used
> in targets that have to take care about Linux VT switching or mansync that
> is used in targets that need to simulate SYNC mode.
>
> Always needed functionality might be better placed in a private function of
> the core library.
OK. And when I want to _write_ a helper target, are there some
differences I have to take care in comparison of writing a target?
CU,
Christoph Egger
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