I have written a library that I used to compile using a self-written Makefile, but now I want to switch to cmake. The tree looks like this (I removed all the irrelevant files): . ├── include │ ├── animation.h │ ├── buffers.h │ ├── … │ ├── vertex.h │ └── world.h └── src ├── animation.cpp … Read more
I’m trying to create a hello world project for Linux dynamic libraries (.so files). So I have a file hello.c: #include <stdio.h> void hello() { printf(“Hello world!\n”); } How do I create a .so file that exports hello(), using gcc from the command line? 1 Answer 1
I want to view the exported functions of a shared library on Linux. What command allows me to do this? (On Windows I use the program depends) 5 Answers 5
I’d like to know which libraries are used by executables on my system. More specifically, I’d like to rank which libraries are used the most, along with the binaries that use them. How can I do this? 13 Answers 13
I know an .so file is a kind of dynamic library (lots of threads can share such libraries so there is no need to have more than one copy of it in memory). But what is the difference between .a and .la? Are these all static libraries? If dynamic libs have big advantages over static … Read more
Program is part of the Xenomai test suite, cross-compiled from Linux PC into Linux+Xenomai ARM toolchain. # echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH /lib # ls /lib ld-2.3.3.so libdl-2.3.3.so libpthread-0.10.so ld-linux.so.2 libdl.so.2 libpthread.so.0 libc-2.3.3.so libgcc_s.so libpthread_rt.so libc.so.6 libgcc_s.so.1 libstdc++.so.6 libcrypt-2.3.3.so libm-2.3.3.so libstdc++.so.6.0.9 libcrypt.so.1 libm.so.6 # ./clocktest ./clocktest: error while loading shared libraries: libpthread_rt.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No … Read more
When creating a class library in C++, you can choose between dynamic (.dll, .so) and static (.lib, .a) libraries. What is the difference between them and when is it appropriate to use which? 19 s 19 Static libraries increase the size of the code in your binary. They’re always loaded and whatever version of the … Read more
I’m currently trying to port a C application to AIX and am getting confused. What are .a and .so files and how are they used when building/running an application? 5 s 5
What is the difference between static and shared libraries? I use Eclipse and there are several project types including Static Libraries and Shared Libraries? Does one have an advantage over the other? 9 s 9 Shared libraries are .so (or in Windows .dll, or in OS X .dylib) files. All the code relating to the … Read more
