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Ok, I know I am missing something truly elemental but I need help. First off, let me apologize for my inexperience. I am just starting use of Linux and gcc and know enough to be dangerous.

That being said, I've created a shared object library from a series of c source files in gcc. I now have a libraray libName.so in my working directory. To make sure this library works I have a test program (testprog.c) that calls the library. When I compile that file using: gcc -o testprog.c -l Name, I get the error /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lName. I cannot seem to copy the library to any of the library directories (get an error in Unbutu that says I can't) so I would like to have the compiler pick up the library from my working directory. How do I do that? Is there anything else I am missing or any mistakes that could be causing this?

Thanks for your help!

Hi!

Well I am not pro @ C/C++ I have just started to learn for my college studies. Here is what we do in lab:

After creating shared lib you need to execute command (note . after -n option):
Then setup linker name (for exmple if your lib name is libmyapp then it should be as follow
Now compile your program
Now build and link (note . after -L option)
To execute program (note . )
Read man page of ldconfig and gcc for more info.

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