Using a shared library without source code

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I am building the shared library which can be used for my python program using command.

go build -o program.so -buildmode=c-shared myprogram/program.go

However, it seems that for me to use the shared library on another machine, I have to include all the source code. Otherwise, I would get OSError: invalid ELF header.

Is using the shared library without source code possible?

blami · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-19 04:19:17Z

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Library is a binary artifact and will only work on same architecture as it was built for. OSError: invalid ELF header means the library is for different architecture (e.g. library built on x86_64 Linux won't load on arm Linux, x86_64 MacOS X and so on).

Use without source code is perfectly possible if you build library binaries for all architectures (CPU and OS) where your users intend to use it.

answered Jan 19, 2021 at 4:19

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