Addition of a static library(libtimer.a) in Linux Makefile

suryaemlinux · 02-10-2010, 02:05 PM

Hi,
The following is my Makefile, I wanted to add a staic library named libtimer.a. I'm using the following Makefile. Please let me know how to add this static library:

Makefile:-

Quote:

all:
gcc -Wall -lrt -lm -pthread usbserialapp.c usbserialinit.c environ.c -o usbserial

It produces "usbserial" executable.

Thanks,
S

jiobo · 02-10-2010, 02:53 PM

If you are using GNU gcc, then they have documentation for gcc on their website. www.gnu.org

You can also take a look at the man pages:

Code:

man gcc
man make

There is also a manual for the make utility:

http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/

If you are using the ldd linker, then you would want to know about that as well:

Code:

man ldd

I think that you can try -l:libname.a which will use the libname.a file to link instead of the libname.so. Read up on the gcc command to use for it. I think that it is

Quote:

-Wl,-l:libname.a

ForzaItalia2006 · 02-10-2010, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suryaemlinux

Hi,
The following is my Makefile, I wanted to add a staic library named libtimer.a.

So, just add it :-)

Code:

# gcc -Wall -lrt -lm -pthread usbserialapp.c usbserialinit.c environ.c libtimer.a -o usbserial

The -l:<lib_name> should work as well. If you get an error with -l: you have to add a -L <dir_to_lib> before specifying -l:

- Andi -

suryaemlinux · 02-11-2010, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiobo

If you are using GNU gcc, then they have documentation for gcc on their website. www.gnu.org

You can also take a look at the man pages:

Code:

man gcc
man make

There is also a manual for the make utility:

http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/

If you are using the ldd linker, then you would want to know about that as well:

Code:

man ldd

I think that you can try -l:libname.a which will use the libname.a file to link instead of the libname.so. Read up on the gcc command to use for it. I think that it is

Thanks for your Info. For some reason -Wl,l:libname.a didn't work for mea earlier as well.

suryaemlinux · 02-11-2010, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForzaItalia2006

So, just add it :-)

Code:

# gcc -Wall -lrt -lm -pthread usbserialapp.c usbserialinit.c environ.c libtimer.a -o usbserial

The -l:<lib_name> should work as well. If you get an error with -l: you have to add a -L <dir_to_lib> before specifying -l:

- Andi -

Both worked man, thanks.