Why is the startup of an App on linux slower when using shared libs?

Question

On the embedded device I\'m working on, the startup time is an important issue. The whole application consists of several executables that use a set of libraries. Because space

Answer 1

Ok, I have learned now that the usage of shared libraries has it's disadvatages concerning speed. I found this article about dynamic linking and loading enlighting. The loading process seems to be much lengthier than I have expected.