Re: some netCDF FAQ answers describing what shared libraries are...

[Ed Hartnett]

Noah Misch <address@hidden> writes:

> Moving to shared libraries often reduces performance, but the degree of
> performance loss will depend on the target architecture and on specific
> characteristics of the library and its users.  The more programs sharing a
> library, the more likely memory economy will make up for any performance
> penalties.  Shared libraries do offer dramatic maintenance advantages; for a
> significant amount of code, that justifies the performance ambiguity.

Thanks, this is very helpful.

I knew my explanation was naive! I will update my FAQ...

Thanks again!

Ed
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