[comp.unix.questions] dynamic link/load packages

krasic@tucana.mpr.ca (Charles Krasic) (05/16/91)

I'm looking for a package which allow some method of dynamic module
loading/unloading under Unix.   I'm using SunOs 4.1 but I would prefer
a package which would be fairly portable (at least across SysV
platforms).

The only package I have looked at so far is dld from the FSF.  It has
the kinds of features I am looking for but the FSF copyright makes it
unsuitable for commercial application.

Does anyone know of a similar package?  Either freely distributable or
commercial is fine (as long as the price is reasonable).

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moss@cs.umass.edu (Eliot Moss) (05/20/91)

What is it about the FSF "copyleft" that makes a dynamic LINKER unsuitable for
commercial use?							Eliot
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