[gmpi] Re: Reqs draft
- From: "Angus F. Hewlett" <amulet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 06:48:09 -0500 (EST)
The shared object is called a FOLDER :)
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Angus F. Hewlett, Technical Director
FXpansion Audio UK Ltd - http://www.fxpansion.com
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, Tim Hockin wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 10:55:40PM -0500, Michael Gogins wrote:
> > Loading a shared library, and reading a shared library, are not the same but
> > perhaps this has not been distinguished in the the discussion. Discovering
> > static metadata can be done by merely reading the shared library file.
> > Calling into a capability function requires the OS to load the shared
> > library and memory map its symbols, which already takes a little more time.
> > Copy protection or encryption or loading samples adds time on top of that.
>
> A Good point. But without invoking some runtime, I don't know that there is
> a portable way to open a shared object and find meta-data inside it. I
> wouldn't know how to do it on Linux without dredging up a spec on ELF.
> Further, if (as Vincent asserts) the entire plugin is encrypted, what can
> you do?
>
> --
> Notice that as computers are becoming easier and easier to use,
> suddenly there's a big market for "Dummies" books. Cause and effect,
> or merely an ironic juxtaposition of unrelated facts?
>
>
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