Linux libraries .a and .so

[{MSX}]

Hi! i was asking myself what's the differences between ".a" libraries and ".so" libraries.
Also, i was compiling ODE from sources for my game, but it only generates libode.a. What about libode.so ?
How can i make it ?

Thanks!

[WILL]

I don't have as much Linux experience as I'd like, but I know that an .so file is the static equivilent of a DLL. It stands for, if I'm not mistaken, 'Static Object'. And for the majority of the common .so files are normally stored in a standard location within the installation. Things like OpenGL, OpenAL, or anything else like that...

As for the .a I haven't a clue.

[Lightning]

.so(shared object) files are the *nix equivalent of a .dll(dynamic link library)
.o(object) files are the GNU tools equivalent of .obj files and are used in conjunction with .a(object-archive) files.
Basically you should be able to link .o/.a files using FPC, look @ docs, see {$linklib } directive.

[{MSX}]

[quote="Lightning"].so(shared object) files are the *nix equivalent of a .dll(dynamic ]

Thanks! I don't think that i can link the library in my exe, becouse it is dinamically loaded by the headers (odeimport.dll), like for example OpenGl are in DelphiJedi.
I need to obtain the .so.. do you know how can i do this ?

Thank you :mrgreen:

[savage]

This is what I was told to do and it worked for me on Mandrake 10...

<quote>
In the top-level-directory Makefile, add this line after line number 250 (the
command which creates the static library)

$(CC) -shared -o libode.so $(ODE_OBJECTS) -L$(OPCODE_DIRECTORY) -lopcode -lm
</quote>

[{MSX}]

This is what I was told to do and it worked for me on Mandrake 10...

<quote>
In the top-level-directory Makefile, add this line after line number 250 (the
command which creates the static library)

$(CC) -shared -o libode.so $(ODE_OBJECTS) -L$(OPCODE_DIRECTORY) -lopcode -lm
</quote>

Thanks! i'm trying this evening.

[{MSX}]

Thanks! i'm trying this evening.

It didn't worked..

[savage]

I could send you one I already have.

[{MSX}]

I could send you one I already have.

That would be nice Thank you!
What type do you have? i'm looking for the last version, release, with mesh geom support.

You should already have my email address

[savage]

Hmm I may try to build it again with the latest source then