Anatomy of Linux dynamic libraries

Posted by Sander_Marechal on Aug 27, 2008 7:03 PM EDT
IBM/DeveloperWorks; By M. Tim Jones
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Dynamically linked shared libraries are an important aspect of GNU/Linux®. They allow executables to dynamically access external functionality at run time and thereby reduce their overall memory footprint (by bringing functionality in when it's needed). This article investigates the process of creating and using dynamic libraries, provides details on the various tools for exploring them, and explores how these libraries work under the hood.

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