Martin Konold wrote: >On Tuesday 30 April 2002 08:16 am, Tadashi Jokagi wrote: > >>[...] Moreover, why does not use a share library? >> >The potential space savings are marginal compared to dynamic linking anyway. > True and also note that not using shared libraries saves some trouble, see FAQ#13 http://www.openpkg.org/faq.html#no-shlib
>>Suppose that a security hole like zlib occurred. >>In this case, a maintenance becomes complicated. >> >Well, you basically have to update multiple packages after a simple recompile. > Yes, that's exactly what OpenPKG Security Advisory http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2002.003-zlib.html tells. New source packages of every related software had been released promptly. Regarding the quantity of updates, the zlib experience should be considered being one of the worst cases if not the worst case. ______________________________________________________________________ The OpenPKG Project www.openpkg.org User Communication List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
