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DLLs or Shared Objects

I’ve been discovering the C language in my spare time. Today, I learned how to create .dll and .so files that I can dynamically load at runtime. 😁 As a teenager, I thought .dll files existed simply for me to pull an all-nighter trying to reinstall Windows because of corrupted .dll files. It’s nice to know that they aren’t some kind of computer voodoo that is meant to cause pain & suffering 🤣. Learning C is giving me a better understanding and deeper appreciation for those that created the digital 🌎 we live in.

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Andrew Clayton

You might be interested in this paper (from Ulrich Drepper, once long term maintainer of glibc) if you haven't already seen it.

akkadia.org/drepper/dsohowto.pdf

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Slick3gz

Thank you very much 🙏