RE: dynamic library link problems

[Robert Collins]

Why not put those functions in a shared library? That's more portable
too (not all platforms play nice with backlinking.)

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Stone [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 5:19 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: dynamic library link problems
> 
> 
> Hi,
>       I recently implemented a plug-in architecture using 
> autoconf, automake and libtool.  Some parts of our codebase 
> were no longer called in the main program (now they are 
> support functions for the plug-ins).  Because we were using 
> convenience libraries (.la files) it seems they are no longer 
> getting linked into the main program at build time and 
> modules will not load.  Is there anything I can do to get 
> these parts of the code built into the main program that 
> doesn't involve listing symbols from every object that should 
> be in the main program but is not explicitly called?
> 
>                                               Thanks,
>                                               Robert Stone
> 
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