Re: Shared ESQL libraries?

>>>>> On 3 Aug 93 20:34:12 GMT, jcc@acpub.duke.edu (JEFFREY CONSTANTINE) said: > Nntp-Posting-Host: teer16.acpub.duke.edu > I've been wondering why all of our ESQL executable must be so enormous. > Since most of their size is due to the Informix libraries linked into > all of them, I thought that perhaps I could create a shared library > containing all the Informix libraries. > Can this be done? Has anyone done this? It would seem than a list of > the relevant functions to export would be required. I am using AIX 3.2 > but would appreciate hearing about experiences on any platform. On SVR4.0 and SVR4.2 with support for dynamic shared libraries you would do the following to generate a shared library from a static one: Suppose there is some library called "libsql.a". Enter: $ ar x libsql.a $ cc -G -o libsql.so *.o You now have a shared library named "libsql.so". Because of differences in symbol linkage you may need to include some objects of related libraries in your shared library even if they are not actually used. -- Oliver Okrongli infix Software-Systeme GmbH Phone +49 531 238090 Rebenring 33 Fax +49 531 2380935 oliver@infix.de 38106 Braunschweig F.R. Germany