[NTLUG:Discuss] compiling with *.a libs

[Cameron]

* matt at snsnet.net [1999.12.06 13:18]:
: Cameron wrote:
: > 
: > hello all,
: > i've downloaded BerkeleyDB (http://www.sleepycat.com) and compiled and
: > installed it.  when i try to compile a program, i get linker errors,
: > which i assume mean that ld doesn't like the libdb.a library archive (as
: > opposed to the .so libs).  could someone fill me in on what i'm doing
: > wrong or what i need to do to remedy this?
: 
: It should link that libdb.a in without a problem. Try adding -L/path/to/libdb to
: make sure it knows what directory that library file is in. Make sure you don't
: have an older version of libdb somewhere in your link path. You could always do
: a strings libdb.a | grep db_create to make sure those functions are in the
: libdb.a you have.
: 
: Matt
: matt at snsnet.net
: 

Matt,
Thanks for your tips; didn't know about the `strings` program.  But
alas, I went back and checked the configure --help output and there's an
option to compile BerkeleyDB as a shared lib, so problem solved (for
now).  Thanks again, Matt.
-- 
cameron
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