Merge libraries source code

Dareros · 09-30-2014, 07:13 PM

Hi

Most linux based libraries uses the configure tool and have makefiles. Those libraries have many c source files and theirs headers. So i would like to konw if it is possible or is their a tool that will take a library source directory and then merge all the c source files and header files to reproduce a single c source file ?

Best regards

jpollard · 09-30-2014, 07:19 PM

No.

The problem is that the files are modules. That isolates any static local variables (used within the module) from conflicting with what COULD be the same name, used as another static local variable in a different module.

The other advantage to having them separated is that an object library can be used to retrieve only the modules required, and not retrieve unused modules. It thus makes an executable image smaller.