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From: EPA AT datcon DOT co DOT uk (Edward Avis)
Subject: RE: Cygwinb19.dll
25 Jun 1998 13:14:03 -0700 :
Message-ID: <c=GB%a=TMAILUK%p=DCNET%l=EXCHANGE2-980625102357Z-3080.cygnus.gnu-win32@smtp.datcon.co.uk>
To: "'GamerX_ AT usa DOT net'" <GamerX_ AT usa DOT net>,
"'gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com'"
<gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com>

>if a person is running more than 1 Cygnus compiled application at a
>time, you are saving on memory space and harddrive space to go with
>dynamic linking.

AFAIK, Windows loads a _separate copy_ of each DLL for every program
that uses it.  That's one of the reasons it uses so much memory.

(Please tell me I'm wrong... :-( )

--
Ed Avis <http://members.tripod.com/~mave>
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