How do I turn *.la into *.so?

binarybob0001 · 03-12-2008, 08:04 PM

I have used autoconf and automake to generate the configure script and makefile. Is there an option I can pass to configure or is there some other commands?

jschiwal · 03-12-2008, 10:46 PM

Configure file for what? You can try running "configure --help". You may get options for building the app using dynamic libraries, or if the script if for building a library, for building a dynamic library instead of a dynamic one. Whether such an option exists depends on the developer. Some packages only have the generic options to configure while some have options specific to the package.

binarybob0001 · 03-13-2008, 05:01 PM

Configure make to compile the file into a .so rather than a .la.

rkelsen · 03-13-2008, 05:19 PM

Try running

configure --help

for a list of options available.

You could try "--disable-static" but it won't do much if the option is unavailable.

ta0kira · 03-13-2008, 05:25 PM

It creates a *.so at install time. The *.la files are only used by libtool and automake for linking.
ta0kira

binarybob0001 · 03-13-2008, 09:03 PM

Ok, I'll just try installing it. ta0kira thank you so much for answering my questions! Just out of curiosity, do you know what commands it runs to make the .so file or even the .a files?

ta0kira · 03-14-2008, 12:33 PM

make will output every command it runs during the build/install process. It all depends on what type of source it is, also. It might use ld for C but g++ for C++. It also depends on what machine you use. That's why we use ./configure, after all.
ta0kira