How does libtool decide to build a shared library or not?
Chenz
A:
From http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/libtool/
Libtool can create either dynamically linked shared libraries, with -dynamic, or statically linked (archive) libraries, with -static.
Epsilon Prime
2009-11-04 19:57:58
+1
A:
If you use Automake and Autoconf, then Libtool builds both shared and static by default if they are supported on your platform. To build only one kind, call configure with --disable-static or --disable-shared.
ptomato
2009-11-04 23:46:35
but how does it determine if your setup supports shared or static linking?
Crazy Chenz
2009-11-05 12:33:00
Including the `LT_INIT` macro (or `AM_PROG_LIBTOOL` on old versions) in your `configure.ac` makes it check what your system supports at configure-time.
ptomato
2009-11-05 19:07:39