Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:41:51 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: library question Message-ID: <200007131541.e6DFfpn16139@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:33:56 BST." <20000713163356.A13542@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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> Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:33:56 +0100 > From: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> > Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > what is the .so.3, .so.6, etc for at the end of library names? The 'so' indicates that the library is a sharable, loadable library (as opposed to '.a' for static libs which are loaded into the executable when it is linked). The number(s) indicate version. Since dynamic library linkages must be constant as they need to be available every time the image is run, it is normal to keep the old ones around for images linked to them. R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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