Re: What's static link at runtime?
From: Phlip (phlip_cpp_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/20/04
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:36:03 GMT
BekTek wrote:
> When I build boost libs,
> I realized that there is static link at runtime..
>
> What does that mean?
>
> I thought static linking is done at compile time.
> Am I wrong?
<warning value="platform specific">
Uh, all platforms I know support this feature,
but C++ itself does not define it, so YMMV.
You can build a library to link statically, as a LIB,
or dynamically, as DLL. The former links at link
time, and the latter links after you double-click on
an executable but before any of the executable's
opcodes evaluate.
</warning>
Many libraries provide both LIBs and DLLs, so the end-programmer can pick if
they want executables that are easy to install or small, respectively.
However <deep breath> The C++ Standard does not define LIBs or DLLs (or .a
and .so files), so future discussions about them belong on any newsgroup
except this one.
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