There are static libraries (LIB) and dynamic libraries (DLL) – but note that .LIB files can be either static libraries (containing object files) or import libraries (containing symbols to allow the linker to link to a DLL). Libraries are used because you may have code that you want to use in many programs. For example … Read more
.so files are dynamic libraries. The suffix stands for “shared object”, because all the applications that are linked with the library use the same file, rather than making a copy in the resulting executable. .a files are static libraries. The suffix stands for “archive”, because they’re actually just an archive (made with the ar command … Read more
I spent about 4 hours trying to enable Swift in my Xcode Objective-C based project. My myproject-Swift.h file was created successfully, but my Xcode didn’t see my Swift-classes. So, I decided to create a new Xcode Objc-based project and finally, I found the right answer! Hope this post will help someone 🙂 Step by step … Read more
If you want to remove the support for any architecture, for example, ARMv7-s in your case, use menu Project -> Build Settings -> remove the architecture from “valid architectures”. You can use this as a temporary solution until the library has been updated. You have to remove the architecture from your main project, not from … Read more
Shared libraries are .so (or in Windows .dll, or in OS X .dylib) files. All the code relating to the library is in this file, and it is referenced by programs using it at run-time. A program using a shared library only makes reference to the code that it uses in the shared library. Static … Read more