Hi...
I have a static library, libxbgi.a. When I want to properly link a program with this library I have to write: gcc prog.c -o prog -lm -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -L. -lxbgi It is cumbersome to write such a long command line. Is it possible to pre-link the libX11.a and libm.a with libxbgi.a, so that the command line will read: gcc prog.c -o prog -L. -lxbgi.a
vicky_dev 12 Junior Poster in Training
Narue 5,707 Bad Cop Team Colleague
You're getting into the realm of needing a makefile. Ask man about the make utility.
thekashyap 193 Practically a Posting Shark
Heard of Unix aliases ?!
If you don't wanna do that, you can also say x="that whole command"
and then
$x
vicky_dev 12 Junior Poster in Training
@thekashap and Narue:
I know both are acceptable solutions, but what I'm looking is for the library libxbgi.a itself to contain the linked object codes from libX11.a and libm.a
Kinda something like this: gcc -<the magic flag> -c *.c -L /usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lm (*.c contain codes for libxbgi.a) ar rc libxbgi.a *.o Then users can link their files using just: gcc prog.c -o prog -L -lxbgi I know it seems impossible, and maybe is too, but I thought if it is possible someone here would know it...
Narue 5,707 Bad Cop Team Colleague
>I know it seems impossible
What it seems is stupid. But since you insist on doing something stupid, for probably a stupid reason, you can unpack both libraries and repack them using ar.
thekashyap 193 Practically a Posting Shark
you can unpack both libraries and repack them using ar.
How do you unpack? I know that my compiler doesn't allow archiving archive files.
vicky_dev 12 Junior Poster in Training
>I know it seems impossible
What it seems is stupid. But since you insist on doing something stupid, for probably a stupid reason, you can unpack both libraries and repack them using ar.
Well the reason is that I want "users" to be able to compile their code with my library without needing lots of compiler options... yeah, thats stupid. Another reason is that the location of libX11.a is not standard.
Anyway I think I can use ar to unpack and repack the libraries :$.
Thanks and cheers!!
Narue 5,707 Bad Cop Team Colleague
>yeah, thats stupid.
I'm glad we agree.
>Another reason is that the location of libX11.a is not standard.
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