Marcus Clyne <maccaday@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Would pages that used symbols from other libraries be included in the > pages that are copied and modified? No. > If that's the case, what about > pages that have calls to symbols in the standard c library.Are they > also copied/modified? No. > What about global variables inside the shared > object? Presumably they are copied, no? Typically yes. Rather than ask these precise questions which are somewhat off the point, I think you should read up on how shared libraries work. E.g., http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/41 Ian