From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29160 invoked from network); 14 Nov 1998 19:05:08 -0000 Received: from math.gatech.edu (list@130.207.146.50) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 14 Nov 1998 19:05:08 -0000 Received: (from list@localhost) by math.gatech.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id OAA14672; Sat, 14 Nov 1998 14:02:09 -0500 (EST) Resent-Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 14:02:09 -0500 (EST) From: "Bart Schaefer" Message-Id: <981114110036.ZM22986@candle.brasslantern.com> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 11:00:36 -0800 In-Reply-To: <19981114181808.A6571@primenet.com.au> Comments: In reply to Geoff Wing "Symbols in executable available to dynamic stuff" (Nov 14, 6:18pm) References: <19981114181808.A6571@primenet.com.au> X-Mailer: Z-Mail (4.0b.820 20aug96) To: Geoff Wing , Zsh Hackers Subject: Re: Symbols in executable available to dynamic stuff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Resent-Message-ID: <"hYPbY2.0.Bb3.nETJs"@math> Resent-From: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/4635 X-Loop: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: zsh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu On Nov 14, 6:18pm, Geoff Wing wrote: } Subject: Symbols in executable available to dynamic stuff } } Way, way back in Zefram's patch 3038 came aczsh.m4 and this gem: } zsh_SYS_DYNAMIC_EXECSYMS: } Check whether symbols in the executable are available to dynamically } loaded libraries. } } If yes, then we don't build a dynamic zsh. What's the danger here? Eh? I can't find the "if yes, don't build dynamic" code to which you refer. The only thing this is used for as far as I can tell is as one of two tests to find out whether it's safe/possible to strip the binary after compiling it with dynamic linkage. -- Bart Schaefer Brass Lantern Enterprises http://www.well.com/user/barts http://www.brasslantern.com