Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 12:02:35 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: small program eats lot of memory Message-ID: <20010123120235.A2057@itouchnz.itouch>
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On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 11:38:09PM +0100, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > On Monday 22 January 2001 23:33, Jonathan Chen wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 09:13:09PM +0100, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > Ok. But shared libraries have nothing to do with saving disk > > > space.. > > > > 1000 programs linked against a shared library use less space that > > 1000 programs linked against a static library. > > You should read the rest of this thread. I did. > The point is that shared libraries were not invented for > that sole purpose. That's true, but what you're saying is incorrect as well; when shared libraries came out ages ago, the big thing going for them then were that you saved both memory AND disk space. -- Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "If everything's under control, you're going too slow" - Mario Andretti To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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