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Re: -shared && -static


Hi Nick,

You made the change

http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils-cvs/2004-12/msg00106.html

I couldn't find any discussions on this. I think Jeff is correct.
-static is independent of -shared.


H.J.
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On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 11:27:44AM -0400, Jeff Baker wrote:
> My point is that -shared says to create a shared library while -static says
> to link only against static libraries.  I don't see why they should be
> mutually exclusive.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel Jacobowitz [mailto:drow@false.org]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:32 AM
> > To: Jeff Baker
> > Cc: 'binutils@sourceware.org'
> > Subject: Re: -shared && -static
> > 
> > On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 09:29:40AM -0400, Jeff Baker wrote:
> > > I'm getting the following message from ld (2.16).
> > >
> > > ntosh-ld: -static and -shared may not be used together
> > >
> > > My question is: Why not?  What if I want to create a shared library that
> > > doesn't link against other shared libraries?
> > 
> > Then don't link it against any other shared libraries.  It's still not
> > static.
> > 
> > --
> > Daniel Jacobowitz
> > CodeSourcery, LLC


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