Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > However, linking a "work that uses the Library" with the Library creates an > executable that is a derivative of the Library (because it contains portions > of the Library), rather than a "work that uses the library". This "linking" is what we'd normally refer to as "static linking", where the library code is included in the executable. Dynamic linking to a shared object library does not cause portions of the library to be included in the executable. -- Donald Arseneau asnd@xxxxxxxxx