Subject: Shared libraries and crypt
To: David Burren <davidb@img.com.au>
From: Matthieu Herrb <matthieu@laas.fr>
List: current-users
Date: 03/18/1994 09:00:55
You wrote (in your message from Fri 18)
> Danny Thomas <D.Thomas@vthrc.uq.edu.au> has reminded me about something:
>
> Has anyone else given any thought to the pros and cons of having crypt in
> a shared library? I'm starting to think the disadvantages outweigh the
> advantages.
For us outside the US, having it in a shared library allows to grab
binaries directly without grabbing crypt(). It eliminates the
headhaches of maintaining 2 different binaries set.
Matthieu
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