How does the compilation and linking process work? (Note: This is meant to be an entry to Stack Overflow's C++ FAQ. If you want to critique the idea of providing an FAQ in this form, then the …

The functions in stdlib.h and stdio.h have implementations in libc.so (or libc.a for static linking), which is linked into your executable by default (as if -lc were specified). GCC can be instructed …

It feels strange to me to use -Wl,-Bstatic in order to tell gcc which libraries I want to link with statically. After all I'm telling gcc directly all other information about linking with librarie...

I can't get the additional libraries I am working with to link into my project properly. I am using CLion, which uses cmake to build its projects. I am trying to use several libraries in conjunctio...

In my opinion, the disadvantages of static linking outweigh the advantages in all but very special cases. As a rule of thumb: link dynamically if you can and statically if you have to.

As I understand, gcc performs compiling, assembling then linking. The latter two steps are achieved by it running as and ld. I can generate the assembly code by using gcc -S test.c. …

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Jan 3, 2010 · Static linking vs Dynamic linking Static linking is a process at compile time when a linked content is copied into the primary binary and becomes a single binary.

Two solutions: Rename the file to libsomething.so, then use -l something. The linker automatically wraps the name with lib prefix and .so suffix (or .a suffix for static libraries). Use the option …