topic Re: Programming library availability in Operating System - HP-UX

Programming library availability

Joseph Dumbra — Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:53:11 GMT

I'm supporting some developers on HP-UX B10.20. In trying to build a static distribution for our product, one of our developers requested/required a specific lib (libdld.a)

All my research @ HP site indicates HP-UX 11.x pre-req. and "add-on" STK package.
- Can someone verify this pre-req.?
- Is there an alternate location/package for 10.20?

Thanks in advance

JMD

Re: Programming library availability

Thomas Schler_1 — Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:12:59 GMT

Hi,

I searched in various sources for libdld.a.

o a search on the whole system (10.20 and 11.00) shows up any libdld.a

o a search on extensive software depots containing HP-UX SW shows up any libdld.a

o a search on the patch database of ITRC shows up any libdld.a

o a search on the technical knowledge database of ITRC shows up any libdld.a

I'm not a developer specialist, but I would assume the file libdld.a to be somewhere at the places I looked for. Are you sure your developer really needs a file called libdld.a?

Re: Programming library availability

Joseph Dumbra — Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:18:08 GMT

Thanks for you question.

I found pretty much the same results in my "OS-specific" searches, but I came upon the STK, which references this file, by performing a General search at the HP Homepage.

I developer-challenged myself, so if there is a different forum I should be posting on please let me know.

JMD

Re: Programming library availability

Steven Gillard_2 — Tue, 30 Apr 2002 06:31:27 GMT

You can't find it because it doesn't exist... libdld contains the "dynamic loader" routines, which means its whole purpose is to load shared libraries. Therefore it exists only in shared (.sl) form.

For more information have a read of the linker and libraries user guide:

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90655/B2355-90655.html

Cheers,
Steve

Re: Programming library availability

Steve Steel — Tue, 30 Apr 2002 06:52:15 GMT

Hi

It indeed doesnt exist

Use -l in your link command to pickup libdld.sl

Steve Steel

Re: Programming library availability

Deepak Extross — Tue, 30 Apr 2002 07:00:38 GMT

libdld is a dynamic loader used by the OS to load the required shared libraries just prior to running the executables.
Why would your developer want to include it as part of the executable?

Re: Programming library availability

Joseph Dumbra — Tue, 30 Apr 2002 12:08:42 GMT

Thanks all,

After more research I came to the same conclusion and informed said developer. Not sure I convinced him but I did print out the text in "black & white" so he could see it.

Thanks for all the help.

JMD