Re:“Shared libraries are not a good thing in general”
by loeg on Sunday May 02, 2021 @02:07AM
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> DLLs and shared libraries are different things though, no?
No; they're just different names for the same concept.
> Isn't it common in windows to use DLLs and simply pack in everything you need?
Yes.
> Is that not the best of both worlds minus a bit of ram and disk?
No; it's more like the worst of both worlds. When it is feasible, static linking is strictly superior to this approach. (You've pointed out that it may not be feasible in some cases in sibling comments, and I agree.)
No; they're just different names for the same concept.
> Isn't it common in windows to use DLLs and simply pack in everything you need?
Yes.
> Is that not the best of both worlds minus a bit of ram and disk?
No; it's more like the worst of both worlds. When it is feasible, static linking is strictly superior to this approach. (You've pointed out that it may not be feasible in some cases in sibling comments, and I agree.)