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Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose)
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Thomas Bushnell, BSG |
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Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose) |
Date: |
14 Oct 2002 16:34:57 -0700 |
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Thomas Sippel - Dau <t.sippel-dau@ic.ac.uk> writes:
> o are not formally static libraries (/lib) or shared objects (/lib)
> The conceptual difference between a directory and a library
> escapes me, essentially, libraries are more efficient to read
> than directories, and more difficult to write, which makes them have
> more homogeneous contents. In fact, the ar processor for libraries
> was also used as a convenient way to pack directory hierarchies
> into a single object.
The contents of /lib function just like /bin: they are automatically
searched. In the latter case, by shell execution; in the former case,
by the -l linker switch.
- Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose), Alfred M. Szmidt, 2002/10/12
- Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose), Daniel Quinlan, 2002/10/12
- Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose), Alfred M. Szmidt, 2002/10/12
- Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose), Marcus Brinkmann, 2002/10/14
- Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose), Niels Möller, 2002/10/14
- Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose), Thomas Bushnell, BSG, 2002/10/14
- Directories or Libraries ?, Thomas Sippel - Dau, 2002/10/15
- Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose),
Thomas Bushnell, BSG <=
Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose), Marcus Brinkmann, 2002/10/12
Re: Clarification about section 3.1 (The Root Filesystem, Purpose), Richard Kreuter, 2002/10/12