.a file

[blahboybang]

how do I make an fbc-usable .a file from a .so file in linux?

[D.J.Peters]

how do I make an fbc-usable .a file from a .so file in linux?

xxx.dll.a files are only needed on windows.

xxxxxx.a files are static libs on Win and Lin.

fbc -lib yourlib.bas

if you will use a shared lib *.so you need the function declarations in a *.bi file
and link it with #inclib "name_of_the_lib" or on the command line.

fbc -l name_of_the_lib yourprog.bas

sometimes you need to tell fbc where the lib are is. "-p switch"

fbc -p /usr/X11/lib -l X11 your_X11_prog.bas

I hope this are right what i wrote.

Joshy