Re: module viewer

[sopwith redhat com (Elliot Lee)]

On 27 Oct 1999 05:11:34 -0400, Ali Abdin <ALIABDIN@aucegypt.edu> wrote:

>There deffinately is some bloat when linking to libgnome and/or 
>libgnomeui as opposed to pure GTK+. All the Gnome libs does (Gtk+ wise) 
>is provide a convient wrapper for it. The underlying code DOES get 
>executed. There are MANY MANY things in a lib that just won't get 
>executed (gnome-dns, gnome-score, etc).

Yes, but these features won't be loaded into memory unless your
application actually uses them. This is why the 'RSS' (resident set size)
of a process is always lower than the 'VSZ' (virtual size - total possible
size if all mapped-in objects were actually loaded).

-- Elliot
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.