Compile and use shared library

Source code of shared library:

lib.c

#include <stdio.h>

int count;

void test(const char *m){
        while(1)
        {
                printf("%s %d\n", m, ++count);
                sleep(1);
        }
}

lib.h

void test(const char *m);

Main program: test.c

#include<stdio.h>
#include "lib.h"

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
        printf("Main\n");
        test("test ");
        printf("Quit\n");
        return 1;
}

To compile shared library:

$ gcc lib.c -fPIC -shared -o lib.so

To compile main program:

$ gcc -g test.c -o test -L. -lm lib.so

To run the “test”:

$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${pwd}:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}

$./test

Change the lib.c to:

#include <stdio.h>
void my_init(void) __attribute__((constructor));
void my_fini(void) __attribute__((destructor));

int count;

void test(const char *m){
        //printf("%s %d\n", m, ++count);
        printf(" OK!\n");
        sleep(1);
}

void my_init(void)
{
        printf("Init ... ... %d\n", ++count);
}

void my_fini(void)
{
        printf("Fini ... ... %d\n", ++count);
}

Output:

Init ... ... 1
Main
 OK!
Quit
Fini ... ... 2