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Earlier in 2008, Made to Order Software created the Dynamic Library Finder
or DLF. Build system engineers can use this tool to automate the process of
figuring out what is needed for a software to run properly on a customer's
machine.
The main goal of DLF is to help reduce the number of dynamic libraries to
reduce your software's footprint. For instance, it is useful to make sure
that the product fits on a CD. If you offer products for download, your
software package should be as small as possible to enable customers to
download them quickly.
And there is now a new use for DLF: Developers have used DLF in their
debugging work. DLF can be used to find out what is necessary to run
a software without the need to run the actual software. Microsoft's
Sysinternals require you to be able to run a software to find out
what resources it uses.
DLF works under MS-Windows (2000 and up), Linux and Mac OS/X. From
any of those systems DLF can determine what files are required to
run your software on any of the other platforms as well. For instance,
if you work under Linux and cross-compile your software for MS-Windows
and Mac OS/X binaries, you can determine the necessary libraries
using DLF right from Linux.
DLF really makes your developers' and build system administrators' lives easier.
Alexis Wilke
CEO
Made to Order Software Corporation
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