Thread: Need a little help setting up gprof based compile

I've got as far as this:

Code:

make profile=1 debug=1 static_libs=1 rebuild
...
make -f gnu.mak rebuild check=extra
rm -f src/basic/branch.c.o src/basic/buffer.c.o src/basic/defect.c.o src/basic/encode.c.o src/basic/moment.c.o src/basic/pipefd.c.o src/basic/shared.c.o src/basic/thread.c.o src/basic/vector.c.o src/basic/string/achs.c.o src/basic/string/c16s.c.o src/basic/string/c32s.c.o src/basic/string/tchs.c.o src/basic/string/uchs.c.o src/basic/string/wchs.c.o
rm -f src/extra/viewfx/shader.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxapi.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxapp.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxbuf.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxcfg.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxdef.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxvar.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxwin.c.o
rm -f src/extra/viewfx/glfw/glfw_api.c.o src/extra/viewfx/glfw/glfw_eio.c.o
rm -f src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_api.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_app.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_def.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_err.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_shader.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_vfxbuf.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_vfxcfg.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_vfxvar.c.o
rm -f test/basic/main.c.o
rm -f test/extra/create.c.o test/extra/debug.c.o test/extra/events.c.o test/extra/launch.c.o test/extra/lib.c.o test/extra/main.c.o
rm -f bin/*basic*.so bin/*extra*.so
rm -f bin/*basic*.dll bin/*extra*.dll
rm -f bin/*basic*.out bin/*extra*.out
rm -f bin/*basic*.elf bin/*extra*.elf
rm -f bin/*basic*.app bin/*extra*.app
rm -f bin/*basic*.exe bin/*extra*.exe
rm -f bin/*basic*.AppImage bin/*extra*.AppImage
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/branch.c.o -c src/basic/branch.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/buffer.c.o -c src/basic/buffer.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/defect.c.o -c src/basic/defect.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/encode.c.o -c src/basic/encode.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/moment.c.o -c src/basic/moment.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/pipefd.c.o -c src/basic/pipefd.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/shared.c.o -c src/basic/shared.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/thread.c.o -c src/basic/thread.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/vector.c.o -c src/basic/vector.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/achs.c.o -c src/basic/string/achs.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/c16s.c.o -c src/basic/string/c16s.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/c32s.c.o -c src/basic/string/c32s.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/tchs.c.o -c src/basic/string/tchs.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/uchs.c.o -c src/basic/string/uchs.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/wchs.c.o -c src/basic/string/wchs.c
cc -pg -ggdb -Wl,-rpath,.  -fPIC -static -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o bin/libd-p-basic.a
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/11.1.0/../../../../lib/gcrt1.o: in function `_start':
(.text+0x24): undefined reference to `main'
...
Compilation failed.

I'm sure it's a minor fix but I don't see what I did wrong, anyone able to see it?

Never mind, found out that contrary to what one would expect gcc does not support building static libraries (at least according to the guide I found), I instead have to use an entirely different program:

Code:

$(basic_out).a: $(basic_obj_ents)
	ar rcs $(LIB_PATH)/$@ $^

Would appreciate being told how to do this with gcc if it is possible, I've yet to find information that suggests I can, also want to do so for *.lib static libs as well, trying to make my project cross-platform and part of that effort is dealt with by using separate extensions to represent different system types (obviously there's *.app/*.out/*.elf/*.AppImage vs *.exe and *.so vs *.dll but I've also been doing *.o vs *.obj trying to get *.a vs *.lib too)

Compile/Linkage situation is still going hairy:

Code:

make profile=1 debug=1 static_libs=1 rebuild
include ../makefile
include ../../makefile
cd ../../ && make rebuild --no-print-directory
make -f gnu.mak rebuild check=extra
rm -f src/basic/branch.c.o src/basic/buffer.c.o src/basic/defect.c.o src/basic/encode.c.o src/basic/moment.c.o src/basic/pipefd.c.o src/basic/shared.c.o src/basic/thread.c.o src/basic/vector.c.o src/basic/string/achs.c.o src/basic/string/c16s.c.o src/basic/string/c32s.c.o src/basic/string/tchs.c.o src/basic/string/uchs.c.o src/basic/string/wchs.c.o
rm -f src/extra/viewfx/shader.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxapi.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxapp.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxbuf.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxcfg.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxdef.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxvar.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxwin.c.o
rm -f src/extra/viewfx/glfw/glfw_api.c.o src/extra/viewfx/glfw/glfw_eio.c.o
rm -f src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_api.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_app.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_def.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_err.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_shader.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_vfxbuf.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_vfxcfg.c.o src/extra/viewfx/gl/opengl_vfxvar.c.o
rm -f test/basic/main.c.o
rm -f test/extra/create.c.o test/extra/debug.c.o test/extra/events.c.o test/extra/launch.c.o test/extra/lib.c.o test/extra/main.c.o
rm -f bin/*basic*.so bin/*extra*.so
rm -f bin/*basic*.dll bin/*extra*.dll
rm -f bin/*basic*.out bin/*extra*.out
rm -f bin/*basic*.elf bin/*extra*.elf
rm -f bin/*basic*.app bin/*extra*.app
rm -f bin/*basic*.exe bin/*extra*.exe
rm -f bin/*basic*.AppImage bin/*extra*.AppImage
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/branch.c.o -r src/basic/branch.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/buffer.c.o -r src/basic/buffer.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/defect.c.o -r src/basic/defect.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/encode.c.o -r src/basic/encode.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/moment.c.o -r src/basic/moment.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/pipefd.c.o -r src/basic/pipefd.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/shared.c.o -r src/basic/shared.c  -l pthread -l dl
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/cc3Mku6E.o: in function `openModule':
/mnt/MEDIA/HOME/gitlab/dragonbuilder/src/basic/shared.c:147: warning: Using 'dlopen' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the shared libraries from the glibc version used for linking
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/thread.c.o -r src/basic/thread.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/vector.c.o -r src/basic/vector.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/achs.c.o -r src/basic/string/achs.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/c16s.c.o -r src/basic/string/c16s.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/c32s.c.o -r src/basic/string/c32s.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/tchs.c.o -r src/basic/string/tchs.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/uchs.c.o -r src/basic/string/uchs.c  -l pthread -l dl
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/basic/string/wchs.c.o -r src/basic/string/wchs.c  -l pthread -l dl
ar rcs lib/libd-p-basic.a src/basic/branch.c.o src/basic/buffer.c.o src/basic/defect.c.o src/basic/encode.c.o src/basic/moment.c.o src/basic/pipefd.c.o src/basic/shared.c.o src/basic/thread.c.o src/basic/vector.c.o src/basic/string/achs.c.o src/basic/string/c16s.c.o src/basic/string/c32s.c.o src/basic/string/tchs.c.o src/basic/string/uchs.c.o src/basic/string/wchs.c.o
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/extra/viewfx/shader.c.o -r src/extra/viewfx/shader.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/extra/viewfx/vfxapi.c.o -r src/extra/viewfx/vfxapi.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/extra/viewfx/vfxapp.c.o -r src/extra/viewfx/vfxapp.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/extra/viewfx/vfxbuf.c.o -r src/extra/viewfx/vfxbuf.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/extra/viewfx/vfxcfg.c.o -r src/extra/viewfx/vfxcfg.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/extra/viewfx/vfxdef.c.o -r src/extra/viewfx/vfxdef.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/extra/viewfx/vfxvar.c.o -r src/extra/viewfx/vfxvar.c
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/extra/viewfx/vfxwin.c.o -r src/extra/viewfx/vfxwin.c
ar rcs lib/libd-p-extra.a src/extra/viewfx/shader.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxapi.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxapp.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxbuf.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxcfg.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxdef.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxvar.c.o src/extra/viewfx/vfxwin.c.o
cc  -pg -D PROFILING -ggdb -D _DEBUG -Wall -Wextra -fPIC  -D BUILD_STATIC_BASIC -D BUILD_STATIC_EXTRA -o src/extra/viewfx/glfw/glfw_api.c.o -r src/extra/viewfx/glfw/glfw_api.c  -l glfw -l GLEW
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lglfw
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lGLEW
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [src/extra/viewfx/glfw/cfg.mak:19: src/extra/viewfx/glfw/glfw_api.c.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [makefile:46: rebuild] Error 2
make: *** [../../makefile:46: rebuild] Error 2
Compilation failed.

Not yet found information that clears up how to sort this out, just in case someone references them in their response, lib*extragl & lib*extraglfw are both supposed to be shared libraries always, however they both rely on functions from lib*extra.a/.so so I would appreciate advise on how to go about producing those shared libraries when lib*extra is static, not dynamic (assuming my current method is wrong, shared.c uses dlopen to link those during runtime so would appreciate advice on how to silence that warning in the log also)

Originally Posted by awsdert

Never mind, found out that contrary to what one would expect gcc does not support building static libraries (at least according to the guide I found), I instead have to use an entirely different program:

Code:

$(basic_out).a: $(basic_obj_ents)
	ar rcs $(LIB_PATH)/$@ $^

Would appreciate being told how to do this with gcc if it is possible, I've yet to find information that suggests I can, also want to do so for *.lib static libs as well, trying to make my project cross-platform and part of that effort is dealt with by using separate extensions to represent different system types (obviously there's *.app/*.out/*.elf/*.AppImage vs *.exe and *.so vs *.dll but I've also been doing *.o vs *.obj trying to get *.a vs *.lib too)

Yes, gcc and ar can be used to create static libraries! Hello GOOGLE!

You use gcc to create the .o files, ar to build the library, and make to drive both.

Originally Posted by rstanley

Yes, gcc and ar can be used to create static libraries! Hello GOOGLE!

You use gcc to create the .o files, ar to build the library, and make to drive both.

1st. Someone seems a bit snippy
2nd. Given that static libraries are a thing that is exclusive to programming (while media is technically static it's outright weird to say you want to make a static library for media, as if there's such a thing as a dynamic library for media), it is only natural I would expect to have to use the linker to create a static library, it was only by luck (or divine intervention) that I happened come across that information, I had been looking for something else, I was looking for the linker options for making static library since I assumed I must've used the wrong ones.

Originally Posted by awsdert

... it is only natural I would expect to have to use the linker to create a static library, it was only by luck (or divine intervention) that I happened come across that information, I had been looking for something else, I was looking for the linker options for making static library since I assumed I must've used the wrong ones.

No, you should not "expect" that. ar, is used to create the static or shared library, ld, the linker, usually called by gcc, is used to link the existing shared or static library to the object files, and startup code to create the executable. ld does not create libraries.

Long before a carpenter attempts to build a house, he learns that a hammer should not be used to cut a piece of wood, or a saw to hammer a nail.

Originally Posted by rstanley

No, you should not "expect" that. ar, is used to create the static or shared library, ld, the linker, usually called by gcc, is used to link the existing shared or static library to the object files, and startup code to create the executable. ld does not create libraries.

Long before a carpenter attempts to build a house, he learns that a hammer should not be used to cut a piece of wood, or a saw to hammer a nail.

So you're saying by linking objects together the linker is not doing it's job? Right, makes total sense *please note the STRONG sarcasm*

The reason is that there's no linking involved in creating a static library, since the static library is merely an archive of object files.

Originally Posted by laserlight

The reason is that there's no linking involved in creating a static library, since the static library is merely an archive of object files.

I think that would be a case by case basis in terms of type of static library but sure, that at least makes sense, still not the 1st thing a newbie to building static libs would expect, case & point my own thought to use gcc and not some other program that has nothing to do with gcc, rather I now have the question, which came 1st, gcc or ar? or did they both get created with pure asm at the start? either way when dealing with programming objects of any kind the 1st thing one thinks of is the compiler/linker, it's simply not the default expectation to go looking for another program. On a somewhat related note how do *.lib "archives" get created?

Binutils
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

Originally Posted by stahta01

Binutils
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

That doesn't answer any questions

Finally got the profiling build to actually build & run, albeit with an unfixed segfault, since other people will no doubt find this thread later (or may even be watching this thread for hints on how to fix their own build issues) I'll add a link with the tree, makefile & compiler setup I used (*.lib still not supported directly yet).

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