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How can I access .a library files in Perl?

How can I access .a library files in Perl?

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Convert your static library to a dynamic one, then use the usual ways to load it: XSLoader / DynaLoader, perlxs / C::DynaLib

Conversion steps (not fully tested): ar -x lib.a; gcc -shared *.o -o lib.so

daxim  2010-09-17 12:52:57
What you've described gives the raw C functions - but you probably need the XS wrapping too.
Jonathan Leffler  2010-09-17 13:04:35

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