[ale] Topic for discussion

[Doug McNash]

I guess it depends on how you define linking.

If "linking" is defined as symbol resolution then it 
occurs at compile time (ld) or at runtime (dlopen()).  I 
believe that there is another level of indirection on the 
dynamic linking whereas the static linking modifies the 
object.  

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:58:38 -0500
  Christopher Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
>On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 07:50:09PM -0500, Doug McNash 
>wrote:
>> >Does use of dlopen() == Linking?
>
>To me, linking happens at compile time.  When the program
>is actually build.  An executable that uses dlopen() can 
>still
>function without the symbol it is requesting.  It can be 
>programmed
>to terminate or to do something else.
>
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Doug McNash <dmcnash at yahoo.com>