Thanks On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 9:38 PM, David Bertoni <dbert...@apache.org> wrote:
> tech user wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> removing -z-G -z-qmkshrob runConfigure successfully. >> >> ./runConfigure -paix -cxlc_r -xxlC_r -z-+ -z-qnamemangling=v5 >> Works ok >> >> We do get tones off duplicate symbols, is there a way to avoid that ? >> > No, it's an issue with xlC and the AIX linker. > > > >> Is there a way to make to link as *.so and not dot *.a ? >> > The .a file is a library with shared objects in it. Shared objects on AIX > are much like Windows DLLs, in that there is no run-time linking like ELF > platforms support. > > There is a mode that somewhat emulates run-time linking, but it's unlikely > you need it. Such shared objects can have the .so extension, to distinguish > them from standard shared objects. > > You should read this page, if you want more information: > > > http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/comphelp/v7v91/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.vacpp7a.doc/getstart/overview/port_aix_obj_lib.htm > > Dave >