| From: | Rudi Chiarito |
| Date: | 29 Sep 2000 at 23:13:33 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: dynamic linking |
On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 04:59:43PM -0500, Marc Culler wrote:
> > As to the "tools vs shared object libraries" argument:
> Hey! I wasn't arguing. Are all these megabytes of b*llsh*t making
> you just a little bit testy?
Ooops. The subtleties of English! ;)
In Italian (my native language) the main meaning of "argomento" is
"topic", rather than "discussion"; in English for "argument" it's exactly
the opposite. Sorry for the slip.
> > Shared libraries can be used for legacy C code.
> Yes, that is exactly what I have to deal with. "Legacy" means
> something that was written for one of those 30-year-old operating
> systems (even if it happens to have been released a few weeks ago).
Good luck!