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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:57:00 -0500
From: "David A. Cobb" <Superbiskit@cox.net>
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   "David A. Cobb" <superbiskit@cox.net>
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Subject: Shared Object (library) semantics
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A double-barreled question.
First, would someone please point me toward some general [U[?[Li]?nix 
discussions.  Answers to this may well take care of the second.
Given that the Cygwin pages are a likely focal point for Windows users 
just finding their way around *nix, a pointer from the web page such as 
"the Cygwin list isn't really a good place for general *nix questions.   
Some better places for those are <a></a> and <a></a>.

Second, where can I read up on the design semantics of *nix "shared 
object"  (.so) libraries, and how they differ from M$ .dll's?

Thanks,

-- 
David A. Cobb, Software Engineer, Public Access Advocate
"By God's Grace, I am a Christian man; by my actions a great sinner." -- The Way of a Pilgrim: R.French, Tr.
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