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Go links static executables only.

• acqq 13y ago
  Thanks. In my top post when I asked about intra-modules optimizations I've naturally meant "compiler produced pre-linking object" modules, but after the discussion I've recognized that I totally missed that "already compiled objects loaded for execution" (i.e. .so or .dlls) are also an important feature for a language that intends to support seriously big projects. Are there any plans for making ".so" modules in native Go?
  • LukeShu 13y ago
    > Are there any plans for making ".so" modules in native Go? Not from the main team, no. They support compiling `.a` library files that can be statically linked, but the authors of Go generally consider dynamic linking to be harmful.[0] However, because Android development requires `.so` files, the goandroid project[1] contains patches to make go support shared libraries. [0]: http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/dynamic-linking/ http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/dynamic-linking/ [1]: https://github.com/eliasnaur/goandroid https://github.com/eliasnaur/goandroid