How does the compilation and linking process work? (Note: This is meant to be an entry to Stack Overflow's C++ FAQ. If you want to critique the idea of providing an FAQ in this form, then the post...
The functions in stdlib.h and stdio.h have implementations in libc.so (or libc.a for static linking), which is linked into your executable by default (as if -lc were specified). GCC can be instructed to avoid this automatic link with the -nostdlib or -nodefaultlibs options. The math functions in math.h have implementations in libm.so (or libm.a for static linking), and libm is not linked in by ...
It feels strange to me to use -Wl,-Bstatic in order to tell gcc which libraries I want to link with statically. After all I'm telling gcc directly all other information about linking with librarie...
I can't get the additional libraries I am working with to link into my project properly. I am using CLion, which uses cmake to build its projects. I am trying to use several libraries in conjunctio...
In my opinion, the disadvantages of static linking outweigh the advantages in all but very special cases. As a rule of thumb: link dynamically if you can and statically if you have to.
As I understand, gcc performs compiling, assembling then linking. The latter two steps are achieved by it running as and ld. I can generate the assembly code by using gcc -S test.c. What would you type into a terminal, to convert the assembly code into an executable? (the reason for doing so is to learn assembly)
There has been a lot of questions about this. I've been browsing them for days. I tried everything, and neither worked. Yes, I've checked angular.io too, and that didn't work either. So please, can
Static linking vs Dynamic linking Static linking is a process at compile time when a linked content is copied into the primary binary and becomes a single binary.
Two solutions: Rename the file to libsomething.so, then use -l something. The linker automatically wraps the name with lib prefix and .so suffix (or .a suffix for static libraries). Use the option -l:lib.so. When you prefix the name with :, the linker uses the name as given. These are explained in the ld man page.
