C学习1.0 - Static Library and Share Library

Library

a collectioned object file of pre-compile file that can be linked into your programs via by linker

预编译的object file集合，可以通过linker链接到你的程序中

Static Library

1. 后缀".a" (archive file) in Unixes or “.lib” (library) in Windows
2. copy machine code（用的到external function） into excutable file
3. ar.exe可以创建static library

Shared Library

1. 后缀 “.so” (shared objects) in Unixes or “.dll” (dynamic link library) in Windows
2. copy only small table into excutable file
3. 在开始前，操作系统external function需要的machine code（called dynamic link library）

好处：

1. 节省大小
2. 不需要更新app，就可以更新library

header

• compiling source code need header file

• linker need external references from object file or