RE: theory of lib*.a
- From: Michael Mitton <Michael Mitton millersville edu>
- To: "'defcon5 ec-red com'" <defcon5 ec-red com>, gtk-app-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: RE: theory of lib*.a
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:16:38 -0400
Here's a quick and dirty answer.
.a files are for static linking while .so files are for shared linking. (I
think that's right)
Unless you absolutly know what each file in /lib is, leave it alone. I've
had reinstall my machine a few times until I figured that one out. If you
are fimilar with windows, it's kinda like saying don't touch your
c:\windows\system32 directory... <G>
-Michael
-----Original Message-----
From: defcon5 ec-red com [mailto:defcon5 ec-red com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:50 AM
To: gtk-app-devel-list gnome org
Subject: theory of lib*.a
Hi
Which is the difference between a lib*.a and lib*.so???
For example i have a library of about 13 MB!! that is of the *.a kind.
The same library with the *.so extension is about 1.5 MB....why???
Is there any risk if i delete all the lib*.a files from /usr/lib to save
space in my HDD??
Thanks.
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