Re: Transitive Linking fails

[Erik Rull <erik.rull@rdsoftware.de>]

Hi John,

John (Eljay) Love-Jensen wrote:
> dir1/*.o dir2/libx.a -> dir3/liby.so
> 
> The point to -static is to prefer libx.a rather than libx.so when you ask
> for -lx.

Well, the linking itself was now fine, but I've got new problems in parts 
of the software that do not use parts of the library. When I link the .o 
files directly into the shared object, then I have no problem, the software 
runs fine then.
I've built the lib using
$(AR) rcs libx.a obj1.o obj2.o
where $(AR) put out "ar"

> HTH,
> --Eljay
> 

As far as I understood it these two commands should result in the same file:

(with the command above)
$(LD) (shared object options) libshared.so libx.a obj5.o obj6.o
and
$(LD) (shared object options) libshared.so obj1.o obj2.o obj5.o obj6.o

right or not? If not what must be done to make these two lines behaviour 
equivalent? or must I take -static -lx?

Best regards,

Erik