gcc library 循环依赖

gcc库的依赖关系一般都是前面的依赖后面的，但是如果有一系列很底层的库，他们太底层了，以至于会出现相互依赖的情况(circular dependence)，那gcc提供了一个option很好的解决了这个情况：

-Wl,--start-group -lmy_lib -lyour_lib -lhis_lib -Wl,--end-group -ltheir_lib

it is for resolving circular dependence.

Citing Linker order - GCC or man ld http://linux.die.net/man/1/ld

-( archives -) or --start-group archives --end-group

The archives should be a list of archive files. They may be either explicit file names, or -l options.

The specified archives are searched repeatedly until no new undefined references are created. Normally, an archive is searched only once in the order that it is specified on the command line. If a symbol in that archive is needed to resolve an undefined symbol referred to by an object in an archive that appears later on the command line, the linker would not be able to resolve that reference. By grouping the archives, they all be searched repeatedly until all possible references are resolved.

Using this option has a significant performance cost. It is best to use it only when there are unavoidable circular references between two or more archives.

So, libraries inside the group can be searched for new symbols several time, and you need no ugly constructs like -llib1 -llib2 -llib1

PS archive means basically a static library (*.a files)