Josip, > > - libltdl's lt_dlopen() function can open .la files and use the > > filename found in there. This isn't necessary on Debian systems, > > since all architectures currently supported use .so as the extension > > for shared libraries, but this might change in the future (Debian > > GNU/Win32, anyone?). > Why wouldn't we make .so a recognized shared library extension on a new > port? Or make libltdl recognize .dll instead? No, application programmers tell ltdl to open the .la file and don't have to care about dependant libraries etc. Opening the .dll file would not be the same. Simon
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