Re: Linking statically

[Thobias Vakayil]

T wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I haven't involved in C programming for quite a while. I want to confirm
> this question but couldn't find in comp.lang.c FAQ, and GCC Frequently
> Asked Questions. Anyway, here is the question:
>
> How can I link a lib statically?
>
> Although the question is simple, please answer comprehensively. I.e., what
> is the command line format, what is required for the linking.
> Specifically, I want to link avcodeccvs & avformat statically while lz is
> linked dynamically. how can I do that? This is what I tried:
>
> $ g++ -g -Wall -o lnk-test lnk-test.C -lz -static -lavcodeccvs -lavformat
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lavcodec
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>
> Please note, this is ok:
>
> $ g++ -g -Wall -o lnk-test lnk-test.C -lavcodec -lavformat -lz
>
> Further, in the libavcodeccvs-dev package, only .so type of libs are
> provided:
>
> /usr/lib/libavcodec.so
> /usr/lib/libavformat.so
>
> please elaborate. Thanks
>
> tong
>
>  
Use the option -Bstatic in g++ for linking the libraries statically.

Regards,

Thobias Vakayil