Building Shared Libraries with GCC

Building Shared Libraries with GCC

[Alideo Artkl]

Dear Fellows,

Hello.  I would like to know on what platforms GCC successfully builds 
shared libraries or, if there is an according URL, where I might find out 
this information.  I have heard that GCC has trouble building shared 
libraries on several platforms, perhaps especially when using a combination 
of C and C++.  I would like to know, specifically, if GCC can build shared 
libraries on AIX, HPUX, Solaris, Tru64, and Linux.  If it can build shared 
libraries, does it require patching to do so?

I have been very pleased with what I have seen from GCC 3.0 so far.  Thank 
you so very much for all of the excellent work.  The ultimate goal of this 
e-mail is to be able to use GCC for all of the platforms we support.  I hope 
that we are able to do so.  Thank you and please have a nice day.

Sincerely,

Dominic Blais
jBASE Software, Inc.

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Re: Building Shared Libraries with GCC

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Aug 17, 2001, "Alideo Artkl" <opensource69@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I would like to know, specifically, if GCC can build shared
> libraries on AIX, HPUX, Solaris, Tru64, and Linux.  If it can build
> shared libraries, does it require patching to do so?

I don't know of any problems regarding shared-library building on any
of these platforms, as long as you compile with -fPIC and link with
-shared.

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