Re: [Check-devel] Build and distribute .so file

[Chris P. <chr...@ma...>]

To be clear, we should already be distributing .la, .a, .so, and 
anything else that people want.  Chris

Chris Pickett wrote:
> This is not a significant problem.  .a means "archive" and is static, 
> meaning you have to relink the client if Check changes.  .so means 
> "shared object" and is dynamic, meaning if Check changes you don't have 
> to recompile clients.  However the library forms used by different 
> systems vary widely, it's one of the portability nightmares that the 
> Autotools are designed to address.
> 
> The clearest explanation of the situation can probably be found in this 
> tutorial document starting on page 425:
> 
> https://www.lrde.epita.fr/~adl/dl/autotools.pdf
> 
> I'm surprised if we aren't distributing libcheck.la already; .la  means 
> "libtool archive".  It may just be a bug in the link step at the client. 
>   Can you forward the off-list emails to the list?
> 
> Chris
> 
> Fredrik Hugosson wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> I have recevied questions around if we can distribute libcheck.so in 
>> addition/instead of libcheck.a. I'm neither an autotools nor library 
>> standards expert so I hope someone here has some insights on possible 
>> problems and solutions.
>>
>> I do not know why we distribute a .a file today.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> /Fredrik Hugosson
>>
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