On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 11:34:14AM +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > actually static linking DECREASES that portability !! On which planet ? galibert@xxxxxxxxxxxx:~/git/mmconfig #2 >git grep acpi_table_mcfg_config git: error while loading shared libraries: libcrypto.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory galibert@xxxxxxxxxxxx:~/git/mmconfig #3 >cat /etc/redhat-release Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux) T'was compiled on a 32bits fc3, shared, and I tried to use it on a x86-64 fc5. It is *extremely* hard to be sure that you have all the compatilibity libraries for the previous versions of fc. Missing shared libs is the #1 portability problem in heterogenous environments. Glibc "I hate static linking" shenanigans are a far away second. OG. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
