Chapter 6: Building and Using Libraries

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In This Chapter

• Introduction to Libraries

• Building and Using Static Libraries

• Building and Using Shared Libraries

• Building and Using Dynamic Libraries

• GNU/Linux Library Commands

Introduction

In this chapter, we ll explore the topic of program libraries. First we ll investigate static libraries and their creation using the ar command. Then we ll look at shared libraries (also called dynamically linked libraries ) and some of the advantages (and complexities) they provide. Finally, we ll look at some of the utilities that manipulate libraries in GNU/Linux.