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On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Ray Olszewski wrote: > It's been so long since I used a .a libraries, I didn't recall how they > were created. They are the old-format libraries I referred to above. They > are kept around, at least on full-size Linux installs, mainly for legacy > reasons. Don't use them unless you have *very* unusual requirements (I > can't even think of an example). In case you want to make a static executable (one that does not require dynamic linking. Nost distro's link /sbin/ldconfig static so you can use it to recover when you mess up your libraries and nothing woorks, say when you try to upgrade libc and don't know how. Some distros keep a /bin/ash.static or other small shell for use in rescue root floppies and initrd images. > > >Many thanks and my best regards, > >Axel Siebenwirth > > -------------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"-------- > Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo > Palo Alto, California, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawson ---oops--- ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. - <-> Gateway Information. This message originated from a Fidonet System (http://www.fidonet.org) and was gated at TCOB1 (http://www.tcob1.net) Please do not respond direct to this message but via the list - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
