I would like to know what a .a file is used for?
I had downloaded a SDK and what I got was a set of .h files and a .a file , may I know for what is the function of .a file ?
I would like to know what a .a file is used for? I had
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I would like to know what a .a file is used for?
I had downloaded a SDK and what I got was a set of .h files and a .a file , may I know for what is the function of .a file ?
A .a file is a statically linked library. You link to this binary during the compilation of any programs you write using it and the code of the SDK will be included in the final binary of your program. It differs from dynamically linked library where your binary only references the external code.
The .h files include declarations of the functions implemented within the .a file.