30 Mar
2018
30 Mar
'18
5:11 a.m.
On Thu, 29 Mar 2018, Paul Winalski wrote:
[...]
What is the history of shared objects on Unix? When
did they first
appear, and with what object/executable file format? The a.out ZMAGIC
format doesn't seem to support them. I don't recall if COFF does.
MACH-O, at least the MacOS dialect of it, supports dynamic libraries.
ELF supports them.
I first saw 'em when they appeared in SunOS (can't remember which release)
and thought they were wonderful, along with loadable drivers.
--
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will
suffer."