Questions tagged [static-linking]
linking that is performed in compile time, as opposed to runtime dynamic linking
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If you could define function by prepending `inline` in header file, why people recommend declare in header then define in a seperate .cpp file?
So as I was learning, I was told that it's bad to define function within header files, as if it's included in multiple places, it'll produce multiple copies of that function and later causes error in ...
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What is the difference between a static library and an archive library?
In the comments of a recent answer, I equated a static library with an archive of compiled object files.
The response was that they are not the same, so what is the difference?
To clarify - gcc ...
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Is it good practice to statically link libstdc++ and/or libgcc when creating distributable binaries for Linux?
Context: I have an open source project which uses JNI. While it's possible to build it yourself, I expect most users will use standard Java tools like Maven, Gradle, or SBT to download the JAR, which ...
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Creating a "lite" version of shared library on Linux/POSIX in addition to full version
I have a large shared library, a collection of functions created from numerous .a files into libeverything.so. The code for the .a files is obviously compiled with -fPIC. I also have libeverything.a ...
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How should I include libraries that I want to statically link against in my repository?
I know how to actually do the linking, but I'm not sure what the best practice is for actually getting those libraries downloaded and into my repository. Should I just straight-out include them using ...
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How can there be "moral reasons" to avoid static linking?
SDL 2's installation page contains the following comment on static linking:
However, we encourage you to not do this for various technical and
moral reasons
I totally get why they would mention ...
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How to get verification that you've implemented all your API in a static library?
I just learned that static library building skips the linking stage, which explains why my build process succeeds all the time when it's possible I actually haven't implemented a function in my header....
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Does providing object files satisfy LGPL relink clause?
From this question on SO, I read that:
Proprietary Source code + LGPL Source code
statically linked:
Either you must release both parts as LGPL.
Or provide everything that allow the user to relink ...
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Why use dynamic linking for less-popular libraries?
I know the difference between static and dynamic linking. I know why the notion of a library is important. And I even know why you'd want to link something like OpenGL, platform-specific APIs, or ...
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What's wrong with statically linking the STL into multiple shared libraries?
Here is the scenario:
libA.so and libB.so both statically link to the same STL.
libA.so has a public API that returns a std::string.
libB.so calls this function and receives a copy of the string.
When ...
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Why are there two different kinds of linking, i.e. static and dynamic?
I've been bitten for the n-th time now by a library mismatch between a build and deployment environment. The build environment had libruby.so.2.0 and the deployment environment had libruby.a. One ruby ...
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Why does Apple only allow for Static Frameworks on iOS?
Clearly Apple has the ability to create dynamically loaded libraries (known as frameworks) for iOS, as they ship several with XCode (such as UIKit). App developers only have the ability to create ...
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How exactly does a program (executable image) and library (pre-compiled image) "link" together?
I know very well of the difference of static versus dynamic linking. What I want to know is, when linking statically (with a library like Winmm.lib on Windows), how does the linker "link" the pre-...
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Are Nested Static Library dependencies possible?
I am working in QT .
Can a static library depend on another static library?(Static Lib is made by linking another static lib)
If yes, is it possible that after linking to lib2, the generated lib(lib1)...
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How could distribution and reuse flexibility be hurt by linking my program as a static or dynamic library?
I'm writing a small program that I want to be able to link with other programs. I also intend to run it from a command line interface, and maybe later with a GUI interface.
How could distribution ...
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