Re: [Bug-gnubg] Compile latest version under Windows

[Jim Segrave]

On Wed 27 Nov 2002 (13:59 -0500), Gary Wong wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 12:25:21PM -0500, Gary Wong wrote:
> > If there are no objections, I'd like to suggest putting the one-sided
> > database into something like gnubg_os0.bd, BearoffInit()ing that with
> > BO_IN_MEMORY so that it can be mmap()ed if possible, and falling back
> > to BO_HEURISTIC if it's not present.
> 
> Actually, a better compromise might be to make this an option at configure
> time.  Joseph also suggests making the database into a shared library,
> which sounds like another useful choice.

Would there be any advantages in making it a shared library? 

The disadvantage that I see is that shared libraries are more system
dependant in their construction than other methods, so the impact on
multi-platform support might be a drawback.

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Jim Segrave           address@hidden