Thread: including a static library!

I am on Linux Ubuntu x86, and i want to include a ".a" (archive) file (also a static library) to create a ".so" (Shared Object). I have all the includes etc. But i want to include the static library before i compile my files into a shared object. Does someone know how i can do it?

Originally Posted by hmd

I am on Linux Ubuntu x86, and i want to include a ".a" (archive) file (also a static library) to create a ".so" (Shared Object). I have all the includes etc. But i want to include the static library before i compile my files into a shared object. Does someone know how i can do it?

Just list the .a file on the link line, as if it was a .o file. The linker will roll it in. Beware that code which has not specifically been compiled for dynamic linking, may not work properly when converted to a shared object.