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Subject: Re: Converting libfoo.so for linux to freebsd
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In message: <20050812070328.GA45385@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org>
            Jeremie Le Hen <jeremie@le-hen.org> writes:
: Hi Warner, Norikatsu-san,
: 
: > : 	Linuxpluginwrapper(LPW) is a most famous killer application
: > : 	of libmap.conf(5)!  (I think:-)
: > 
: > Definitely.  While threading games are interesting, the linux plugin
: > wrapper definitely is much more useful.
: 
: Why don't import this in base system and wrap it in a user friendly
: tool ?  Some kind of advanced Linux compatibility.

The wrapper is specific for each library or plug-in that it wraps.  It
might be hard to generalize enough to warrant inclusion in the base...

Warner