Minor wishlist item: any IBMers out there?

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From: Hale Landis
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 22:23

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Hmmmm, wonder what you really mean... Are you looking for
a 'standard' C library (.lib file used with a linker) or
are you looking for a 'standard' C library as a .dll file?

I think the IBM C compiler has a 'standard' C library as
a .lib file.  What more could you want?

Why in the world would you want a .dll file for the C library?
Why would any one want a .dll file for any normal application
program?  dll's are a pain in the rear end.  How does the system
(OS/2) distinguish between the .dll for one C compiler and the
.dll for another C compiler?  dll's are a good idea but a bad
implementation.

Why should I have to change config.sys just because I installed a
new application on my system?  How many 'dumb' users understand
this concept?

I think OS/2 is great -- even the 1.x versions were very good --
but the .dll implementation is crap!

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From: landis@sugs.tware.com (Hale Landis)
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Subject: Minor wishlist item: any IBMers out there?
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Date: 1 Oct 92 22:23:32 GMT
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