Computer Vision with OpenCV 3 and Qt5

Linking

The linker is the last program that is called in the chain of build processes, and its goal is to link the objects produced by the compiler to produce executables or libraries. This process is of the utmost importance for us because it can have tremendous effects on the way you deploy your application, its executable size, and so on. To better understand this, first we need to talk about the difference between the two possible linking types:

• Dynamic linking
• Static linking

Dynamic linking is the process of linking the objects produced by the compiler, by putting the names of the functions inside the produced executable or library, so that the actual codes of that specific function reside inside a shared library (such as a *.dll