Re: Instructions: Linking of shared oracle libraries !!!

Ari Suutari (ari_at_tahko.lpr.carel.fi) wrote:

: Remember that Oracle can find it hard to support you if you use
: shared libraries built yourself. So far, we here have had absolutely
: no problems and I seriously recommend using of shared libraries
: on all platforms you can since it radically cuts down software
: development time by reducing linking times.

Note: this is not an official statement from Oracle. This is just my opinion on this matter, but I think I should share my opinion with you.

Ari is probably absolutely right about the fact that Oracle doesn't want to support home brewed shared libs. I for sure would hate to find customers messing around with the stuff we ship them, and then complain it doesn't work anymore. I feel especially uncomfortable about things like adding dummy variables to your libraries. So think about that before you all go off and share your libs.

Then there's the performance penalty shared libs give you on some machines. This can mean slower execution, increased memory usage or slower startup time. That may be the reason Oracle doesn't want to use shared libs on your platform.

If you find that you absolutely need shared libs on your platform, you should report it to Oracle support. If there's enough demand, they may consider to support it in a future release.

Herbert. Received on Wed Nov 17 1993 - 13:29:52 CET