9 Dec
2017
9 Dec
'17
2:52 p.m.
On Sat, 9 Dec 2017, 13:37 Gordonjcp, <gordonjcp(a)gjcp.net> wrote:
On Sat, Dec 09, 2017 at 02:24:37PM +0100, Louigi
Verona wrote:
Er, yes it's thinkable, and you do realise what's being talked about is
quite distinctly different from, in fact opposite to, DLL Hell?
Sometimes I miss my old RiscOS days and their self contained application
bundles!
Best wishes,
Neil
This is a good point, Fons.
On Windows it is typical to bundle a program with stable libraries and
dependencies. Is this strategy thinkable on FLOSS systems?
No, and it's a stupid idea on Windows too, which is why Windows uniquely
suffers from "DLL Hell".
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