Beginning C++ Compilers: An Introductory Guide to Microsoft C/C++ and MinGW Compilers

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B. I. Tuleuov, A. B. OspanovaBeginning C++ Compilershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9563-2_11

11. Using Libraries

Berik I. Tuleuov¹   and Ademi B. Ospanova²

(1)

Nur-Sultan, Akmolinskaia, Kazakhstan

(2)

Nur-Sułtan, Kazakhstan

 

In this chapter, we will continue with the example programs of the previous chapter and demonstrate the use of static and dynamic-link libraries, again using the MinGW and Microsoft C/C++ compilers.

11.1 Linking with Static Libraries

The library created in Chapter 10 can now be used in different ways, for example:

g++ twohellos.cpp libhello.a -o twohellos

In this case, the name of the linked library is written in full, with the path (in our ...