Are there any equivalents to BSD/OS shlib(8), shlicc(1), mkshlib(8), and
shlist(8) under NetBSD?

shlicc arranges to link and load static shared libraries instead of
archive libraries or dynamic shared libraries.

shlib builds statically linked shared libraries from library archive
files.

mkshlib builds standard static shared libraries and corresponding stub
libraries.

shlist lists the names of shared libraries required to execute the named
binary.

Can anyone briefly explain benefits?

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://bsd.reedmedia.net/