From: Matt Sergeant <matt@...>
Date: 2001-03-05T21:10:02+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:12009] Re: RCR: Input XML support in the base Ruby

"Victor B. Putz" wrote:
> 
> >Be very careful about "bundling" expat, and making it different to any expat
> >already installed on the system, or even installed later for use with
> >another application.
> 
> That's true.  There's always the option of (aghast shock) static linkage to
> avoid same, although it also avoids the ability to "swap out" for new versions
> of expat as they come available.

Static linking is *exactly* what has caused the problem in the
Apache/mod_perl/mod_php world. Just say no! That way lies segfaults.

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