You could also just specify the static library name and/or use the static link flag. Not sure why you'd solve this via a rename....
--Chris On Oct 22, 2011, at 10:43 AM, JonathonS <thejunk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > is there a way to have protobuf build the libraries with tags? (like > boost does) > > For example... > - the static debug version of protobuf lite will be named: protobuf-lite-sd.a > - the dynamic debug version of protobuf lite will be named: protobuf-lite-d.so > - the static version of protobuf lite will be named: protobuf-lite-s.a > etc. > > The issue I am currently having is that since protobuf names their > libraries with all the same name (just the extension is different), > gcc always wants to link the dynamic version of protobuf first instead > of the static version due to gcc's linking priorities of searching for > .so first, then .a. > > My linker command will be: -lprotobuf-lite , which links to the .so > first if one exists, and then links to the .a. One way for me to get > around this, is to either manually rename the libraries myself, or > just remove the .so file, but this is a bit inconvenient. > > Thanks, > J > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Protocol Buffers" group. > To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en.
