Sachin: I did realize that you had a hp.com email address. But we're having a dispassionate, technical discussion here, right ? :-) I just remembered reading a discussion on comp.unix.programmer on how HP-UX implements shared libraries. http://x73.deja.com/[ST_rn=ps]/getdoc.xp?AN=531253630&CONTEXT=960784619.1780678669&hitnum=0 -Arun