From: Mihai Dontu <mdontu@bitdefender.com>
To: linux-c-programming@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How to write apps dependent on external libraries?
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:13:52 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <44B67140.10208@bitdefender.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200607132134.57378.samjnaa@gmail.com>
Shriramana Sharma wrote:
> Often I see apps which are dependent on this .so file or that. I don't know
> how apps can be written that depend on libraries that are not linked into the
> executable. So far I have been linking all needed libraries into the
> executable.
>
> A .so is a collection of what? An .a is a collection of .o-s, right? What is
A .so (Shared Object) is a "collection of code". Basically the code from
all .o-s is gathered _and_ _linked_ into this file.
> a .la? I am so very confused.
>
.la is a libtool thinggy which contains different informations about how
to create/load/link a .so
> I don't know what keywords to search for on Google. Which is why I ask here.
> If it is a detailed subject please give me keywords so I can search and find
> on my own.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-07-13 16:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-07-13 16:04 How to write apps dependent on external libraries? Shriramana Sharma
2006-07-13 16:13 ` Mihai Dontu [this message]
2006-07-13 16:40 ` Steve Graegert
2006-07-14 0:28 ` Glynn Clements
2006-07-14 10:32 ` Markus Rechberger
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