Manual de libtool
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                "libtool" is the programme for creating static and shared libraries .

   It's part of the GNU binutils ( Binary Utilities ) . The tool for creating Dynamic

   linker libraries is "dlltool" which isn't present in the Redhat Linux 7.0

   distribution .



         To create a static library , do the following :


         $ c++ -c del.c++  ( this will create del.o - the object code )


         $ ar cru libdel.a del.o   ( this will create libdel.a - the static library )

         $ ranlib libdel.a   ( this will test libdel.a )




         To create a shared library , do the following :



         $ libtool c++ -c del.c++  ( this will create del.lo )

         $ libtool c++ -o libdel.la del.lo -rpath /usr/lib

        ( this will create libdel.la and libdel.so , libdel.so.0 etc in the .libs

          directory which is hidden . )



          Now copy the libdel.so , libdel.so.0 and libdel.so.0.0.0 to the /usr/lib

  directory . The  "-rpath" option is needed to create the *.so files , though it

  won't place them in the /usr/lib directory . It's a good practice to test the del.c++

  file before making it a shared or static library by combining it with any C++ file

  having the main function . The strace utility can be a handy tool to watch the linking

  process if anything goes wrong . Various libraries are located in the /usr/lib/*

  directories and are loaded successfully while execution takes place , but I have

  so far failed to use this feature . So the new libraries must be placed in the /usr/lib

  or the /lib directory instead of /usr/lib/* or /lib/* directories .




  ** To use strace write "$ strace executive_file_name " and press enter .


  *** The argument for "-rpath" option can be any valid pathname instead of /usr/lib .