From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: GNAT Executables: How low can you go?
Date: 1996/04/18
Date: 1996-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dewar.829886194@schonberg> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 317688E9.2781E494@escmail.orl.mmc.com
T.E.D. says
"Actually, I'd bet you are wrong here. I personally HATE getting
utilities, only to discover that they won't work because they are
missing some RTL. I'd much rather get a stand-alone application,
especially when we are talking unix-like utilities which are typically
NOT run simultaniously. It really annoys me when I have to fuss with
some stupid DLL that is only used by this ONE program I have."
I strongly disagree. It is perfectly reasonable to distribute a program
as an executable and set of DLL's. Of course the installation procedure
in such a case should arrange to handle the installation of the DLL's
conveniently.
Ted, I really think you underestimtae the performance value of DLL's.
For example, it is VERY valuable that EPM uses an underlying DLL.
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Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-04-13 0:00 GNAT Executables: How low can you go? Geert Bosch
1996-04-13 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Theodore E. Dennison
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-18 0:00 ` Theodore E. Dennison
1996-04-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-19 0:00 ` Theodore E. Dennison
1996-04-18 0:00 ` John Howard
1996-04-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-17 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1996-04-17 0:00 ` Michael F Brenner
1996-04-18 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1996-04-18 0:00 ` Theodore E. Dennison
1996-04-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-19 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1996-04-26 0:00 ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-04-29 0:00 ` Theodore E. Dennison
1996-04-30 0:00 ` mjp
1996-04-26 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1996-04-18 0:00 ` Theodore E. Dennison
1996-04-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
1996-04-19 0:00 ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-04-19 0:00 ` Theodore E. Dennison
1996-04-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-20 0:00 ` Al Christians
1996-04-22 0:00 ` Theodore E. Dennison
1996-04-19 0:00 ` Fergus Henderson
1996-04-17 0:00 ` Cordes MJ
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