Re: Unfortunate dynamic linking for everything

From: boyd, rounin <boyd_at_insultant.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 00:52:57 +0100
From: "Christopher Vance" <vance_at_aurema.com>
> Personally, I think init should be static, and can't think of any way
> it would benefit from shared libraries.

plan 9 has everything static.  the kernel compiles in about 20 seconds
or less -- no compression -- and you can boot it off a floppy.

if i can sit in /sys/src and type:

    mk install

and have everything re-built (and i could do it for all the supported
architectures) in minutes i have eliminated unnecessary complexity.

if it's not there, it can't break.


btw: say hi to maltby for me.
Received on Thu Nov 20 2003 - 14:57:37 UTC

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