Re: [Boost-users] How to link Boost libraries statically, but with dynamic runtime?

From: Niko Vuokko (niko.vuokko_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-18 02:28:41

Stevens, Kevin wrote:

> The author also offers the book in manuscript form (aka unedited) for
> free on the web. I read this book back in college, when I also felt in
> the dark about how exactly object files and linkers work. While
> interesting, you are probably not going to feel a whole lot more
> comfortable working directly with the linker or understanding often
> cryptic link errors.
> Link here: http://www.iecc.com/linker/
> 
> 
> A decent article with a good amount of depth can also be found at Linux
> Journal:
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6463

A huge thanks for these! It's not about being a better debugger, but about
understanding the ideology behind object files and such. But on the other
hand, I guess it WILL help in the deciphering of errors, because then I
won't be so prone to do stupid commands that are obviously wrong when you
understand the fundamentals.

niko