Shared library from C and C++ object files

Question

Can I create a shared library from the C and C++ object files?. If possible where should I use it? (in C/C++ applications or both).

Answer 1

You can create shared library from .o file (Create from C or C++ file) and use it into C or C++ application.

There is here and here tutorials about shared library that show how compile shared library and how use it.

If you have any question about it, you are welcome.

Answer 2

Not all situation you can do that. If you have source code, you can compile them as:

gcc -fPIC exam.c -o exam.o
gcc -shared exam.o -o libexam.so

PIC means position-independent code. And if a object file is compiled with -fPIC, it can be used to create shared lib.