DLL-s using C++ on Linux

Question

I have tried to find how to create DLL-s on linux using google, but got very confusing information.

Is it possible to write dynamic link libraries on linux? If not, are there other means by which I can call code in another module from several running programs?

Answer 1

That's because DLL is a Windows term. In Linux they are called shared libraries.

http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Program-Library-HOWTO/shared-libraries.html

Answer 2

I guess .SO files instead of DLL files, meaning shared object, not StackOverflow :), is what you want.

Answer 3

It is a lot if you are just getting started, but at some point you will need to refer to Ulrich Drepper’s “How To Write Shared Libaries.”