Create a Dynamic Library
Learn how to create a dynamic library.
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In this and the next lesson, we demonstrate how to create and use a Dynamically Linked Library (DLL). For this, we would create the library and the client that uses the library. First, we would create the DLL.
Creating a dynamic library in Linux
Follow the steps shown below:
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In
lib_dynamic.c
, define thefactorial( )
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Once the header and the source file are created, click the RUN button; it will open the terminal for you and, then, you can execute the following commands in the given terminal:
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gcc -Wall -fPIC -c lib_dynamic.c
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gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,libdynamic.so -o libdynamic.so lib_dynamic.o
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