Help creating my own 2D lib.

[Rogelio Nodal]

ZIYAD A. M. AL-BATLY wrote:

>On Sun, 2005-10-02 at 18:57 -0400, Rogelio Nodal wrote:
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>>Hello list,
>>
>>  I would like to create a high level 2D lib using SDL, and I was 
>>wondering if it was possible to compile my lib
>>  in a way that, the application that is being compiled does not need 
>>the SDL headers and does not need the
>>  SDL lib. If it is possible, how it's done?Also what is the diff of a 
>>static lib vs a shared one, and which one
>>  should I use for my goal. Thanks a lot for your time.
>>
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>>-R
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>First:
>        After compiling your application you never need the header
>        files, as they already served their purpose.
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>Second:
>        Link your application statically against "libSDL" (yes, that's
>        the difference between dynamic/shared linking and a static one).
>        See "gcc" and "ld" manuals for more information about
>        compiling/linking applications.
>        
>        (Also, there's another way:  use "dlopen()" to load the "libSDL"
>        from the current (or another known) directory.  You need to
>        distribute the "libSDL.so" (or "libSDL.dll" under Windows, but I
>        have no idea if "dlopen()" works the same way in that land) file
>        with your application, though.  For more information about
>        "dlopen()" see the manual page.)
>
>I hope this was helpful.  I'm not an expert in C/C++, but I'm almost
>sure the above information is correct.
>Ziyad.
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Sorry but im not making  a app im making a library. So I do need the 
headers. But thanks for your help. I will check dlopen.

Thanks a lot.