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Additionally it is the only UNIX that follows a Windows like approach to shared libraries, which might confuse folks coming from POSIX land.


What specifically makes AIX's approach to shared libraries "Windows like"?


Using COFF instead of ELF, nowadays XCOFF.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3?topic=formats-xcoff-obje...

Having its version of dependency files, export files in Aix speak,

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-clien...

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/xl-c-aix/13.1.3?topic=library-co...

https://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/aix/e...

Just like with VC++, lazy loading of libraries on symbol first use, done by the compiler.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/linker...

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3?topic=memory-shared-libr...

I had some fun with Aix 5 back in the 2000's.




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