On Nov 2, 2006, at 3:19 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: >>> static linking actually can be made to work even with older >>> library versions. >>> See this HowTo (written on 02 of November, 2005). >>> https://openib.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=HowToFAQ >> >> That's not really static linking. > > OK, its a difference of terms then :)
Static linking means making an executable that does not link to dynamic libraries at all (e.g., run "ldd a.out" and it says "not a dynamic executable"). Linking to static libraries is simply that -- linking to static libraries. >> If you try to build a true static >> executable, which contains static libc and in particular static >> libdl, >> there's no way the old code can work, for multiple reasons. For one >> thing, dlopen(NULL, RTLD_NOW) doesn't work on static executables so >> libibverbs couldn't find a low-level driver that is statically linked >> in. > > Does linking in low level driver work now even with -static? Yes. See the FAQ items on the OMPI web site from my first mail. -- Jeff Squyres Server Virtualization Business Unit Cisco Systems _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list [email protected] http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
