Re: statically linked precompiled expect binary for solaris

From: Darren Dunham (ddunham_at_redwood.taos.com)
Date: 10/24/03 

Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:18:20 GMT

In comp.unix.solaris TingChong <ma7777772@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am looking for a statically linked precompiled expect program
> (binary) for solaris 8.

Statically linked programs for Solaris are (intentionally) very
difficult to produce. Can I ask why you want one?

> Is it available somewhere in the web?

Most importantly, statically linked programs are *very* fragile in the
face of system updates. I would almost expect that if one were created,
it might not run on your machine unless they had the same versions of
some key patches. 

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