Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 11:46:54 -0700 From: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> To: Sean Eric Fagan <sef@Kithrup.COM> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: shared libraries? Message-ID: <199708281846.LAA10799@hokkshideh.jetcafe.org>
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Sean Eric Fagan writes: > 1. the position-independent code is much worse, performance- and size-wise, > than the non-PIC versions. On the x86, this is almost worst case, because > of the lack of general-purpose registers. Correct me if I am wrong (and you most undoubtedly will), but isn't this counter-intuitive to almost every other architechure out there? ------ Dave Hayes - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< Freedom Knight of Usenet - http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet "What's so special about the Net? People -still- don't listen..." -The Unknown Drummer
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