Re: [MiNT] dynamic libs

[Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>]

On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:45:28 , Adam K?obukowski wrote:
> W dniu 10.10.2011 20:17, Peter Slegg pisze:
> >
> > I just wondered what the current thoughts are.
>
> Fromm Gcc viewpoint, it does not matter if dynamic lib is shared or not.
> If it is not shared - every application loads its own copy. If it is
> shared - (usually) every process lives in its own address space, so it
> sees its 'own' copy, and all changes to it are done locally anyway.
>
> It is also possible to have shared libs with common address space for
> all processes, but extra care must be taken when writing such libs (it
> must be reentrant).
>
> AdamK
>
>
So could, for instance Highwire, be compiled to load its own libs at
runtime instead of static linking ?

What would be required to do this ? Do the libs have to be changed or
is is it just a matter of making sure the right parts are installed on
the system ?

Regards,

Peter