ibm.com — Dynamically linked shared libraries are an important aspect of GNU/Linux. They allow executables to dynamically access external functionality at run time and thereby reduce their overall memory footprint. This article investigates the process of creating and using dynamic libraries, how to explore them, nd explores how these libraries work.
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jeuhrnAug 27, 2008
Right on, DOS-brother. I was wondering why they don't just come out and call it a DLL when it's a Dynamic Loadable Library.
tehdoctorAug 27, 2008
I was with you until the last sentence. Sure, Amiga's implementation was cool, it was a revolutionary computer. But being interested in how a modern operating system that's just as cool as AmigaOS uses shared libraries is not "a shame"
mrviklundAug 27, 2008
Ubuntu sux!
ethana2Aug 27, 2008
ethan@home:~$ suckThe program 'suck' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:sudo apt-get install suckbash: suck: command not foundThat's odd, sucking is a pretty vital function for a desktop operating system, I mean, microsoft has said that if they went for some odd kind of embedded application, some functionality like that would be neglected-- basically that the day they make something that can't suck by default configuration is the day they make, say, a vacuum cleaner, but.. man..Now I can't help but wonder what that app does...
almightymoleAug 27, 2008
The MAN pages gives the following description:suck - Pull a small newsfeed from an NNTP server, avoiding the NEWNEWS command.
tvrtko999Aug 28, 2008
Yeah, it's a great article... IBM started to publish real nice Linux programming articles.
ikus060Aug 29, 2008
Yep, I also agree with you. It's been a long time we didn't have technicals articles.