Linux why not fully dynamic?

[Paul Duffin]

Robin Becker wrote:
> 
> In article <37AB003C.28D9 at mailserver.hursley.ibm.com>, Paul Duffin
> <pduffin at mailserver.hursley.ibm.com> writes
> > [snip]
> Paul was a major force behind the stubs mechanism in Tcl (I believe
> because of failings in AIX). The stubs mechanism allows versions to be
> more independent and overcomes deficiencies in inter extension linking.
> There is certainly less of this in python as extensions tend to
> implement specific python objects and normally don't refer across
> directly to the internals of other extensions.
> 

I cannot remember exactly why I did it now but I seem to remember
something about Jean-Claude Wippler holding a swirling disk in front
of my face ..... at -|

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