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From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: GNAT Executables: How low can you go?
Date: 1996/04/18
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Date: 1996-04-18T00:00:00+00:00
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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.