Re: Why isn't "lib" prefixed to Dynamic Library targets in Xcode?
Re: Why isn't "lib" prefixed to Dynamic Library targets in Xcode?
- Subject: Re: Why isn't "lib" prefixed to Dynamic Library targets in Xcode?
- From: Dave Thorup <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:44:31 -0500
On Mar 26, 2005, at 2:51 PM, Scott Tooker wrote:
AFAIK, only static libraries are prepended with "lib", not dynamic
libraries. I think the problem is that you are trying to reference a
dynamic library with -lfoo, which is meant for static libraries. I
believe -dylib is the correct flag when referencing dynamic libraries.
In any case, if you are doing this all through Xcode, you shouldn't
have to worry.
But I am doing this all through Xcode which is why I'm worrying. ;)
I'm not the one trying to reference a dylib with -lfoo, Xcode is the
one doing it. I'm just copying the content from the build log in
Xcode. Whenever Xcode goes to link my dylibs it alwas does -l<lib
name>.
So if I create a dylib using Xcode's template, Xcode will build a
library that doesn't start with lib, ex: Foo.dylib. Then if I drag
Foo.dylib into another Xcode project and then try to build that project
then Xcode will give me a link error because the link stage passed the
flag "-lFoo" which is really looking for "libFoo.dylib". Somewhere
there's a problem with Xcode. Either the Dynamic Library template
should create dylibs that start with "lib" or Xcode should try to link
dylibs with the "-dylib" flag (assuming that works).
I also just took a look at /usr/lib and all of the .dylibs there start
with "lib". Whatever it is there is a bug somewhere.
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