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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ the program is compiled, these libraries of code are linked together with the
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new program, so that it can use any of the functions that the library
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new program, so that it can use any of the functions that the library
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has.</para>
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has.</para>
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-<para>However, these libraries can be very large (for example, libc.a from
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+<para>However, these libraries can be very large (for example, libc.a
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can often be around 2.5MB), so you may not want a separate copy of each
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can often be around 2.5MB), so you may not want a separate copy of each
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library attached to the program. Just imagine if you had a simple command
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library attached to the program. Just imagine if you had a simple command
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like ls with an extra 2.5MB attached to it! Instead of making the library
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like ls with an extra 2.5MB attached to it! Instead of making the library
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Gerard Beekmans