Linking Xserver dynamically against libXau.so / was: Re: libXau shared?

[Roland Mainz]

Egbert Eich wrote:
> Matthieu Herrb writes:
>  > Egbert Eich wrote:
>  > > So far we are building libXau unshared only.
>  > > Is there a specific reason why libXau should
>  > > not be a shared lib?
>  > >
>  > In the past there were some problems reported if libXau is shared,
>  > caused by the fact the the X server links it too.
>  > I don't remember the details, but you should be able to find them on the
>  > devel at xfree86 list archives.
> 
> One could easily build the static version for linking into the Xserver.

Where is the actual problem with that ? The Solaris Xservers (Xsun, Xprt
etc.) link dynamically against libXau.so ...

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Roland

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