[OE-core] Fwd: Recipe [patch] modification to generate a static library instead of shared library

[Andrea Galbusera]

Hi,

On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 10:11 PM, Ravi chandra reddy <vlsireddy at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>     I am trying to generate LibIIO [open source by Analog Devices],
> however there is dependancy on Libxml2.
>

For libiio there is a recipe in meta-openembedded [1]. Are you using that
one?

[1] http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/recipe/57509/


> problem with Libxml2, it is dependant on *python*-lib, libdl, libz,
> libzma, libm
>
> for some reason with Yocto built Libxml2.so, i am encountering "undefined
> references error", which i am unable to solve [inspite of linking possible
> dependant libraries],
>
> if i get could the Libxml2.a, it packages all "REQUIRED ELEMENTS", so i
> assume, there WONT be any error in linking Libxml2 in Libiio.
>
> ======in short=========
> Libiio ---linking---> Libxml2*.so* [yocto based] ---errors-> undefined
> referneces to .....
>
> ======in short=========
> Libiio ---linking---> Libxml2.a [yocto based] --> SHOULD solve and install
> libiio
>
> for me to generate Libxml2.a, i need to make/ask yocto build LIbxml2.a for
> me. i tried putting libxml2-staticdev  in the local.conf file and it gives
> me build error.
>
> all i want is Libxml2.a which is to be used by Libiio.so/Libiio.a to be
> used by an application [called in user space of AARCH linux]
>
>
> Thanks
> RC
>
> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 3:17 PM, Matthew McClintock <msm-oss at mcclintock.net
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 9:20 AM, Ravi chandra reddy <vlsireddy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >      Is there any hidden pointer within these static dev packages. i
>> > expected the library to be .a format. what can i understand from these
>> > static dev packages, plz let me know.
>>
>> Can you expand on what you're trying to accomplish? Are you trying to
>> build a static binary? I don't think you actually are trying to
>> install libxml2.a on the running image are you? Maybe you really want
>> an SDK with a sysroot populated with static libraries so you can link
>> against them?
>>
>> -M
>>
>
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