topic Re: What is statically-linked executable? in Operating System - HP-UX

What is statically-linked executable?

Rashid Ali — Thu, 31 May 2001 06:42:32 GMT

I was told that statically-linked executables can simply be migraded over from HP-UX 10.20 to 11 without recompilation but dynamically-linked ones cannot. When I run "file commands", I only see either "s800 shared executable dynamically linked" or "s800 shared executable", May I know whether the latter one( /usr/ccs/lbin/cpp, for example) is statically-linked one?

Thanks,

Re: What is statically-linked executable?

Stefan Farrelly — Thu, 31 May 2001 06:49:54 GMT

do a chatr command on /sbin/sh this is a statically linked shell for when the system boots in single user mode and /usr/lib is not available - ie. the libraries are built into the /sbin/sh executable.

Now do the same chatr command on /usr/bin/sh. You will see its much smaller in size and dynamic paths allowed to search for the necessary libraries (SHLIB_PATH etc.)

Thats the difference.

Re: What is statically-linked executable?

Carlos Ruiz — Thu, 31 May 2001 07:24:45 GMT

If you don't see "dynamically linked", then it's statically linked.

Re: What is statically-linked executable?

Rashid Ali — Fri, 01 Jun 2001 00:06:15 GMT

Thanks.