Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 21:43:36 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fixing dlopen, ld.so, and upgrading the resolver Message-ID: <199902270543.VAA05852@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <199902200101.SAA16228@usr02.primenet.com>
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In article <199902200101.SAA16228@usr02.primenet.com>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> wrote: > > PAM and an nsswitch imply a need for statically linked objects to > be able to access dlopen and friends (or an end to static linking). PAM works for static linking NOW, and it has nothing to do with dlopen. > SVR4 handles this with a libdlopen, and the execution class loader > premaps the ld.so into all images. The library stub is basically > jump table data for the premapped ld.so. Terry keeps claiming that operating system X supports dlopen in static programs, and I keep saying he's wrong. Rather than go through it again, I'll just suggest that interested readers go to this URL: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/search.cgi?words=dlopen+AND+static+AND+jdp&max=50&sort=date&source=freebsd-stable&source=freebsd-current&source=freebsd-hackers As you'll see, Terry has spewed this particular bit of misinformation over and over since January, 1996. It's just as wrong today as it was then. John -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." -- H. L. Mencken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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