Re: load and use a ".o" file?

[Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov>]

lifetime n00b <anonymous@yahoo.com> writes:

> I was thinking that it would be more efficient (and more portable) to
> not use .dll or .so files, but to load and use the .o object files
> directly in some way. 

.dll and .so files are designed to do _precisely_ what you are trying
to do; they are the most efficient solution!

Hmm. Well, they were designed in the context of a lot of heritage. If
you want to design an object file format and dynamic linker from
scratch, you might be able to do better. But there's no point; .dll
and .so are the only reasonable choices at this point.

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-- Stephe