shared libraries, when to use them

[Bill Shirley]

I was wondering when it's appropriate to use shared libraries? (specifically in SunOS)

Is it ever appropriate for non OS work?

How exactly do you build it? (in SunOS)

When you compile something with a -Bstatic flag, where does it get its code from?
Does it extract the object part needed from the shared library (lib*.so.#[.#])?

What do you know?
What do you think?
What will you tell me?

	-thanks IA

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