This blog post is a continuation of C++ Libraries — Part I: Design
In this part, we’ll go over the basics of creating a C++ library.
II. Techniques for creating code for a C++ library
C++ provides multiple ways to create the library code:
(I) and (IV) can be packaged into a package (.o / .a / .so), whereas (II) and (III) have to be provided as source code.
III. Techniques for packaging the library code
(Notice: The rest of the blog will explain the technical details of creating a library. The examples and instructions assume a Linux-based OS using CMake tool, Windows-based OS have a very similer process)
As mentioned in detail in the “Code…
This blog post goes over the basics of creating a C++ library.
It was originally created as a result of questions by a few people, so I decided to create this brief introduction for developers looking to extend their knowledge on libraries in general, and C++ libraries in particular.
This is Part I of a two part blog post, second part can be found here.
If you’re interested in taking your library creation to the next level, this blog post is for you :)
0. What is a library?
“A library is a curated collection of sources of information and similar resources”
Every software engineer…
Inbal Levi
C++ Enthusiast. ISO WG21 member, and head of Israel C++ mirror committee.
