why are object libraries stored in archive files?

[jlw at ariel.UUCP]

Object libraries are stored in archive format because archives are
much more efficient in disk space and inode space for the typically
small object module stored in an archive.  Inode space has always
been and always will be a scarce resource with respect to doing things
this way, and with the advent of large block disk systems on UNIX
the average amount of wasted space increases tremendously.



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