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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Shared Library Status ?
Date: 6 Mar 94 06:54:24 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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References: <JKH.94Mar4163154@nx.ilo.dec.com> <BDC.94Mar5153350@blackjack.ai.mit.edu> <JKH.94Mar5233255@whisker.hubbard.ie> <hastyCM8Buv.26z@netcom.com>
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In <hastyCM8Buv.26z@netcom.com> hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) writes:

>In article <JKH.94Mar5233255@whisker.hubbard.ie> jkh@whisker.hubbard.ie (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes:
>>In article <BDC.94Mar5153350@blackjack.ai.mit.edu> bdc@blackjack.ai.mit.edu (Brian D. Carlstrom) writes:
>>
>>   In article <JKH.94Mar4163154@nx.ilo.dec.com> jkh@nx.ilo.dec.com (Jordan Hobbard) writes:
>>
>>      Only one method that I know of - you can see it in FreeBSD 1.1 BETA
>>      on freebsd.cdrom.com
>>
>>   um, NetBSD-current from:
>>	   /ftp@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu:/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current
>>   has shared libraries...i'm using them as i type...
>>
>>I wasn't trying to imply that NetBSD didn't also have such examples,
>>it's simply that I've learned from long and bitter experience not to
>>comment on anything in NetBSD (and would be more than pleased if a
>>reciprocal degree of courtesy was shown us).  I figured a NetBSD
>>person would pipe up and speak for themselves..
>>
>>				Jordan

I'm sorry you experienced such behaviour.  When relevent, I try to
make reference to FreeBSD in the same context as NetBSD.  Of course,
NetBSD is the system I choose, but I'd take FreeBSD in a heartbeat
over Linux, DOS, Windoze, or anything other than NetBSD. :-)

>Hmmm...
>How is the performance nowdays of apps linked with shared-libraries?

>A while ago netbsd-current shared library implementation was slow...

>So, how long does it take to compile a kernel with shared library
>utilities vs static utilities, gcc, ld, etc.. under FreeBSD or
>NetBSD?

I can't say that I've noticed any substantial difference, actually.
I'm sure someone somewhere has measured it, but my perception is that
my NetBSD-current system with shared libs runs quite smoothly.  I'm
extremely satisfied with NetBSD-current and its shared lib
implementation.  I assume FreeBSD-current's is pretty much the same.

>If  nobody answers, is okay -- I expect soon to upgrade to FreeBSD-current.

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  Michael L. VanLoon                           Project Vincent Systems Staff
  michaelv@iastate.edu              Iowa State University Computation Center
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