C Compilation in HP-UX

[Sutapa Dey]

Hi All,

I have some C-Files with .c extension and I need to compile them such that after compilation they become files with .so extension (means shared objects)

Need to know :
1. The dependencies to be installed before I go for the compilation - Like listing whether the proper library files are there which will be required for compilation.

2. Me being a novice in this field also need to know the commandline options I need to pass in order to compile the .c functions to get the .sl extn files.

Please help.

Regards,
Sutapa

[Dennis Handly]

>they become files with .so extension

Typically you compile more than one source to create a shared lib.

>1. The dependencies to be installed before I go for the compilation - Like listing whether the proper library files are there which will be required for compilation.

This is something only you would know.
Typically libs are only needed for linking, not compiling.

>2. the command line options I need to pass in order to compile the .c functions to get the .sl

For PA:
cc -c +z foo1.c ...
cc -b -o libbar.sl foo1.o ...
http://docs.hp.com/en/14672/Help/libs.htm#createlib

For IPF:
cc -c foo1.c ...
cc -b -o libbar.so foo1.o ...
http://docs.hp.com/en/14487/libs.htm#createlib

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