[SOLVED] 'dlltool' equivalent in Linux

Issue

In Windows, an executable called dlltool, given with GCC, is used to generate import library for a DLL file which is used for linking DLL files.

For example, libmylibrary.a for mylibrary.dll. But in Linux (i.e., Ubuntu) I haven't find any equivalent program like this. In gcc (both Windows and Linux), the -l options is used to link these import libraries.

So, is there such an application in Linux that can generate an import library for shared object (.so files)?

Solution

ld (part of binutils, and invoked by gcc during the link phase) on Linux does not require import libraries; it is capable of reading .so files directly for the symbols required for linking.

Answered By - Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (WPSolving Volunteer)