----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthias David Siebler" <matthias@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 3:50 AM Subject: Converting Dynamic Libraries > > Hello: > > I have a debate about whether it is possible to convert a dynamic > library (e.g. libm.so) into a static library (i.e. libm.a) > > I would argue that this is impossible since the act of creating a shared > library strips out the necessary information required to create a static > library. > > Am I correct? > With the msvc compiler on win32, it's simple to create a static lib from a shared lib, if we have the '.def' file. I believe it's also possible to create a def file from the shared lib if we don't have it. I would imagine the same to be possible with gcc on windows, and with gcc on other platforms, too ..... but I don't really know. Cheers, Rob
