Linking your macOS C++ Application with the Chilkat Library

Your application will link with libchilkat.a, and also a few system libraries and macOS frameworks.

• Chilkat Univeral Library -
  • libchilkat.a
• System Libraries -
  • "-lpthread" → POSIX threads
  • "-lresolv" → DNS resolver library
  • "-ldl" → Dynamic linking library
• macOS Frameworks -
  • "-framework CoreFoundation"
  • "-framework Security"

Run the following command shows how to link, assuming you put libchilkat.a in the same directory as your source file.

g++ main.cpp -L. -lchilkat -lmylib -lpthread -lresolv -ldl -framework CoreFoundation -framework Security -o myapp

Explanation:

• "g++ main.cpp" → Compiles "main.cpp".
• "-L." → Look for libraries in the current directory.
• "-lchilkat" → Link against "libchilkat.a" (omit "lib" prefix and ".a" extension).
• "-lpthread" → Link with POSIX threads.
• "-lresolv" → Link with the resolver library.
• "-ldl" → Link with the dynamic linking library.
• "-framework CoreFoundation" → Link with Apple's CoreFoundation framework.
• "-framework Security" → Link with Apple's Security framework.
• "-o myapp" → Output the executable as "myapp".

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