Comments on: Static Linking on AIX http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/ Sharing useful things with the world. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Yogesh http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-19693 Yogesh Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:40:26 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-19693 <p>Thanks, Nice artical .. i am able to compile static binaries with this informetion.</p> Thanks, Nice artical .. i am able to compile static binaries with this informetion.

]]> By: Blaise http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-2912 Blaise Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:53:43 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-2912 <p>I've the same problem. The hint to install bos.adt.syscalls helped!</p> I’ve the same problem. The hint to install bos.adt.syscalls helped!

]]> By: alex http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-793 alex Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:21:16 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-793 <h3>UPDATE!!</h3> <p>I've added some extra text about Oracle's <code>libclntst.a</code> static library.</p> UPDATE!!

I’ve added some extra text about Oracle’s libclntst.a static library.

]]> By: Sébastien http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-755 Sébastien Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:51:11 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-755 <p>On my system, it seems like the /lib/syscalls.exp file comes from the bos.adt.syscalls fileset :</p> <pre> ls -l /lib/syscalls.exp lrwxrwxrwx 1 bin bin 21 Sep 2 19:52 /lib/syscalls.exp@ -> /usr/lib/syscalls.imp lslpp -w /usr/lib/syscalls.exp File Fileset Type ----------------------------------------------------- /usr/lib/syscalls.exp bos.adt.syscalls Symlink </pre> <p>Hope this'll help</p> On my system, it seems like the /lib/syscalls.exp file comes from the bos.adt.syscalls fileset :

ls -l /lib/syscalls.exp
lrwxrwxrwx  1  bin  bin  21 Sep  2 19:52 /lib/syscalls.exp@ -> /usr/lib/syscalls.imp

lslpp -w /usr/lib/syscalls.exp
File                    Fileset            Type
-----------------------------------------------------
/usr/lib/syscalls.exp   bos.adt.syscalls   Symlink

Hope this’ll help

]]> By: Jonas http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-751 Jonas Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:29:40 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-751 <p>FYI: I just managed to link libc statically using the example above. The system is running AIX 4.3.3.</p> FYI: I just managed to link libc statically using the example above. The system is running AIX 4.3.3.

]]> By: alex http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-750 alex Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:19:57 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-750 <p><strong>michael:</strong> No, I'm afaid not. We looked through all of the system packages, but the file was nowhere to be found. Perhaps it's only to be found on a more recent version of AIX. I'm still stuck on v5.1.</p> <p>Frankly, I wasn't that bothered about statically linking libc. The calls interface to libc is probably more stable than the OS-level interface, so why would you want to statically link it? My goal was binary portability, which is probably better served by dynamically linked libc.</p> <p>I suppose there may be paranoid security reasons for wanting to statically link...</p> michael: No, I’m afaid not. We looked through all of the system packages, but the file was nowhere to be found. Perhaps it’s only to be found on a more recent version of AIX. I’m still stuck on v5.1.

Frankly, I wasn’t that bothered about statically linking libc. The calls interface to libc is probably more stable than the OS-level interface, so why would you want to statically link it? My goal was binary portability, which is probably better served by dynamically linked libc.

I suppose there may be paranoid security reasons for wanting to statically link…

]]> By: michael http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-743 michael Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:29:54 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/21/static-linking-on-aix/#comment-743 <p>did you ever get/find a copy of /lib/syscalls.exp ???????</p> did you ever get/find a copy of /lib/syscalls.exp ???????

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