Static linking vs dynamic linking

Question

Are there any compelling performance reasons to choose static linking over dynamic linking or vice versa in certain situations? I\'ve heard or read the following, but I don\

Answer 1

Another issue not yet discussed is fixing bugs in the library.

With static linking, you not only have to rebuild the library, but will have to relink and redestribute the executable. If the library is just used in one executable, this may not be an issue. But the more executables that need to be relinked and redistributed, the bigger the pain is.

With dynamic linking, you just rebuild and redistribute the dynamic library and you are done.