[news.eclipse.tools.cdt] Re: CDT static library project's linking option

[Derek <subs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gyorgy Straub wrote:
> I've just switched to using Eclipse on Windows. I'm working on a static 
> library project that links against SDL and OpenGL. The project compiles 
> fine, but then I'm given "undefined reference" error messages for the 
> calls to functions of said libraries.
>
> This is not surprising: for executable projects, there is the Project -> 
> Properties -> C/C++ Build -> Settings -> Tool Settings -> MinGW linker 
> option, but I couldn't find the same in a static library project. Where 
> is it, how does it work?
>
> (note: it's a repost from eclipse.newcomer, where someone has pointed 
> out that linker flags can be sneaked in under Project -> Properties -> 
> C/C++ Build -> Miscellaneous -> flags - that's a start, I'd appreciate a 
> nudge in the direction of anything more sophisticated.)
A static library doesn't link with anything. In fact, it is not linked 
at all, it is just an archive of object files, created using 'ar'. That 
is why there are no linking options.

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Derek