[A83] Re: CRT (was SDCC port)

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Subject: [A83] Re: CRT (was SDCC port)
From: Tijl Coosemans <tijl@ulyssis.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:47:25 +0100
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On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:56:42 -0800, Aaron St.John wrote:

> > Another ambitious idea: shared libraries. This would require its
> > own shell of course.
> 
> I considered teh idea of using a new shell, but I eventually decided
> it wasn't needed.  There no reason why any program can't find the
> library variable and either copy it so RAM or else simply jump right
> into the location of the varaible (so long as the CRT only refers to
> itself with relative jumps).

Libraries are a hassle. Although a nice concept, it's annoying to have
to go find another lib to get some program working.
I once did it and was told to get rid of them.

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