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From: Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
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Subject: Re: more modular rc/init/uninit system...
In-Reply-To: <36B98457.28E0CB39@newsguy.com> from "Daniel C. Sobral" at "Feb 4, 99 08:28:23 pm"
To: dcs@newsguy.com (Daniel C. Sobral)
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:08:31 -0800 (PST)
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Daniel C. Sobral writes:
> > > 1) Links? That's awful. Configuration information should be put in a
> > > FILE.
> > 
> > Uh, we await your diffs to phkmalloc.  Be sure to run them by Poul
> > so he can reject them.  8-).
> 
> I claim that's different, though not so confidently. The problem
> with the "links" above is that the configuration information is the
> *directory*, not the link by itself (as I have the vague impression
> is the case you mention).

The main reason a symlink is used is for speed, since almost
every substantial program calls malloc().

Symlinks are much faster to read than opening a file and reading
its contents.

-Archie

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