Re: [PATCH] [kbuild] Possibility to sanely link against off-directory .so

[Peter Samuelson]

  [Peter Samuelson]
> > Basically, what I'm saying is, I see no need for the existing .so in
> > the kernel build, much less another one.  Static libraries are ever so
> > much easier to manage.

[Roman Zippel]
> If you want to limit people to the config tools in the kernel, there
> is indeed no need for a shared library. Note that during the next
> development cycle all graphical front ends are possibly removed.

Huh?  I don't get it.  How is a shared library any better than a static
library in this regard?  I'm pondering the traditional advantages of
shared libraries, and I cannot think of a single one that matters here.

Peter