*.so , *.la , *.a , *.so.0.0.0 , *.so.1.0.0 ...

[onkar]

I noticed so many extensions in the /usr/lib directory of my Linux
system. .so stands for shared object but also there are other
extensions can anyone please explain or atleast give pointers to where
I can find information about these extensions in details.

regards,
Onkar

 

[Jens Thoms Toerring]

I noticed so many extensions in the /usr/lib directory of my Linux
system. .so stands for shared object but also there are other
extensions can anyone please explain or atleast give pointers to where
I can find information about these extensions in details.

Sorry, but you're in the wrong group with this. This group is about
the C programming language, but what you want to know is something
concerning the naming conventions for some types of files under
Linux which is completely unrelated to C. You probably will find
much more help in a newsgroup dedicated to programming under Linux,
e.g. comp.os.linux.development.apps, or a group for programming
under Unix, comp.unix.programmer (since your question is actually
not Linux specific).
Regards, Jens

 

[santosh]

I noticed so many extensions in the /usr/lib directory of my Linux
system. .so stands for shared object but also there are other
extensions can anyone please explain or atleast give pointers to where
I can find information about these extensions in details.

This is not the group for such purposes. Ask in
comp.os.linux.development.apps or comp.unix.programmer.

Also a Google search on object files will turn up lots of information.