Re: [9fans] Install from CD fails

[jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com]

In the limiting case, where every binary needs a different version of
the shared library, you are back where we are today with Plan 9's statically
linked binaries, so why bother even thinking about it.

On Tue Apr 18 14:55:41 EDT 2006, forsyth@terzarima.net wrote:
> >>
> >> Don't shared libraries also typically provide memory savings?  One
> >> version of your c library "resident" for all VM spaces to map?
> >>
>
> that's often quoted as a consequence, but in practice,
> not that i've seen in ...  what is it now?  ...  at least six or
> seven different systems.  i think the trouble is that to get savings
> that make the pain worthwhile you still need various forms of
> discipline, but with shared libraries, people are even less concerned.
> and RSS continues up.
>
> another is bug fixing at a stroke, but it also allows
> bug and trapdoor introduction at a stroke.