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From: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
To: Peter Samuelson <peter@cadcamlab.org>
Cc: kbuild-devel <kbuild-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>,
	<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [kbuild] Possibility to sanely link against off-directory .so
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 14:04:13 +0100 (CET)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0211071352270.13258-100000@serv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20021107123753.GN4182@cadcamlab.org>

Hi,

On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Peter Samuelson wrote:

> > Shared libraries can be loaded dynamically, this means distribution can 
> > package the graphical front ends and the user doesn't need to install 
> > huge development packages.
> 
> I still don't get it.  Why can't the distribution vendor just link
> /usr/bin/qconf against $(LINUX)/scripts/kconfig/libkconfig.a?

New features will be added and only the parser that comes with the kernel 
will understand them. It's less likley that the library API will change.

bye, Roman


  reply	other threads:[~2002-11-07 12:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-11-06 18:52 Petr Baudis
2002-11-06 21:29 ` Sam Ravnborg
2002-11-06 22:03   ` Petr Baudis
2002-11-07 10:00     ` Peter Samuelson
2002-11-07 10:57       ` Roman Zippel
2002-11-07 11:47         ` Peter Samuelson
2002-11-07 12:09           ` Roman Zippel
2002-11-07 12:37             ` Peter Samuelson
2002-11-07 13:04               ` Roman Zippel [this message]
2002-11-07 13:22                 ` Peter Samuelson
2002-11-07 13:45                   ` Roman Zippel
2002-11-07 13:59                     ` Peter Samuelson
2002-11-07 15:24                   ` Petr Baudis
2002-11-07 16:20                     ` [kbuild-devel] " Kenn Humborg
2002-11-07 18:52                     ` Peter Samuelson

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