Compiling a library Does anyone have any clear instructions on how to build a library using DevKitPro and Programmers notepad? I've been looking around the web but all the answers that I can find to this question are one liners and are written as command lines. I'd like to read some sort of explanation of what needs to be done. Thankshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4797#msg-4797Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:46:33 +0200 Phorum 5.2.23 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4843#msg-4843 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4843#msg-4843 henke37 CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 19:05:04 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4839#msg-4839 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4839#msg-4839
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all:
powerpc-gekko-ar -rc "output.a" file1.o file2.o ...


@lordzid: it's a coding help forum, what is obvious for you may be not for others... oh btw, speaking about shared libraries and -static flag on the Wii could make you appears as quite ignorant yourself ;-)

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Strange, I didn't need that flag, i just needed to add a makefile goal for the libX.a file that had the object files as it's dependency.

according to gcc doc:

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`-static'
Do not link against shared libraries. This is only meaningful on
platforms for which shared libraries are supported. The different
variants of this option are for compatibility with various
systems. You may use this option multiple times on the command
line: it affects library searching for `-l' options which follow
it. This option also implies `--unresolved-symbols=report-all'.
This option can be used with `-shared'. Doing so means that a
shared library is being created but that all of the library's
external references must be resolved by pulling in entries from
static libraries.
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henke37
Well, given the fact that it's kinda hard to use shared libraries on this particular platform, I can't have been using them.

You didn't say you weren't using ar.]]> lordzid CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 15:49:34 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4832#msg-4832 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4832#msg-4832 henke37 CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 15:48:51 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4831#msg-4831 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4831#msg-4831
I did google it but like I said in op, all I found was a bunch of unhelpful elitist pricks talking in arguments rather than actually explaining anything.]]> CurlyPaul CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 14:39:49 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4830#msg-4830 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4830#msg-4830
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henke37
Strange, I didn't need that flag, i just needed to add a makefile goal for the libX.a file that had the object files as it's dependency.

Are you invoking 'ar' or making shared lib instead?]]> lordzid CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 11:47:33 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4827#msg-4827 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4827#msg-4827 henke37 CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 11:43:23 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4825#msg-4825 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4825#msg-4825
If I were CurlyPaul i'd be quite offended at your, frankly rude, evangelicalism.]]> lordzid CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 10:57:02 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4824#msg-4824 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4824#msg-4824
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lordzid
-static is a linker flag. If you can't figure it out from there, perhaps you should pursue a career in the arts instead.

That is about the most unhelpful, rude comment I've seen on this forum; how about you help the guy instead of acting like a know-it-all jackass?

Anyway CurlyPaul, this post might be help to you:
[forum.wiibrew.org]]]> DrTwox CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 10:43:32 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4823#msg-4823 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4823#msg-4823 lordzid CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 10:21:44 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4821#msg-4821 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4821#msg-4821
@lordzid - Does that go in the makefile somewhere? and will it give me a file with the 'a' extension that I can put in the libogc folder and reference from future projects?]]> CurlyPaul CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 10:09:25 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4812#msg-4812 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4812#msg-4812 lordzid CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 07:03:30 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4811#msg-4811 Re: Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4811#msg-4811 Tantric CodingThu, 11 Dec 2008 06:53:05 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4797#msg-4797 Compiling a libraryhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?11,4797,4797#msg-4797
I've been looking around the web but all the answers that I can find to this question are one liners and are written as command lines. I'd like to read some sort of explanation of what needs to be done.

Thanks]]> CurlyPaul CodingWed, 10 Dec 2008 23:57:46 +0100