[openbeos] Re: on SoftwareValet for OBOS

  • From: "Nathan Whitehorn" <nathan.whitehorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 12:42:46 -0600

> 
> > > Not being a programmer this may be a stupid idea...
> > > Would it be possible to have "intelligent" shared libraries that 
> > > add 
> > > the
> > > calling application to its attribute if it's not registered there 
> > > already. Or
> > > does this add a major overhead?
> > This is next to impossible, I'm afraid. It *can* be done, but it 
> > would 
> > add enormous overhead.
> 
> However, the other way around (having the loader adding that 
> attribute) 
> would be easy.

Or the installer, to the app. Then query for it. But we're not allowed 
to talk about installers :)
-Nathan

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