Quoting Rowel Atienza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I think when you execute: > > gcc prime.c -o prime -lm > > you are actually telling the linker to dynamically link "prime" to libm.so > not statically to libm.a since linux is an elf system. The rule for ld for > elf and sunos is to link *.so 1st if it is present. Otherwise, use *.a .
I stand corrected. For a system like linux, dynamic linking is standard, and to force static linking to libm.a you need to add the --static option. But for other Unix system, my explanation still holds true, regarding the -L and -l options for gcc. Furthermore, if you want to build modules that will go into shared libraries or that you want to link in dynamically to other executables, you need the --shared, -fPIC, -fpic options. P~Manalastas _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
