Why it is generating multiple library files instead of single file?

[Yash001]

Hello I am using Qt 5.13.0 and MacOs Mojave version 10.14.6.
I am trying to create share library for other developer. I would like create single library file. How can I generate single single library file instead of 4 library files, so that other developer can add that single library into other them project.

Here my .pro file

# ----------------------------------------------------
# This file is generated by the Qt Visual Studio Tools.
# ------------------------------------------------------

TEMPLATE = lib
TARGET = SquidstatLibrary
DESTDIR = ../../out/Release/squidstatelibrary
QT += core
CONFIG += release shared dll
DEFINES += WIN64 SQUIDSTATELIBRARY_LIB
INCLUDEPATH += ./../../SquidStat \
    ./GeneratedFiles \
    . \
    ./GeneratedFiles/Release \
    ./../../global_typedefs

DEPENDPATH += .
MOC_DIR += ./GeneratedFiles/release
OBJECTS_DIR += release
UI_DIR += ./GeneratedFiles
RCC_DIR += ./GeneratedFiles
include(SquidStateLibrary.pri)

outfiles:
libSquidstatLibrary.1.0.0.dylib
libSquidstatLibrary.1.0..dylib
libSquidstatLibrary.1.dylib
libSquidstatLibrary.dylib

Try to create
Single Library file like:
libSquidstatLibrary.dylib

I know one way to generate single file. If I will make change in .pro file like
CONFIG += release shared dll plugin then it is only generating single file libSquidstatLibrary.dylib

I am not creating plugin. I want to create share library, Is it fine to add plugin in CONFIG for generating single library file?

if not then which change is require in .pro file?

[SGaist]

Hi,

It's normal to have these files. If you take closer look at them you'll see that all but one are symbolic links.

Why do you want only a single file ?

[Yash001]

@SGaist said in Why it is generating multiple library files instead of single file?:

If you take closer look at them you'll see that all but one are symbolic links.

Yes I saw that things in compiler output.

Here My compiler output data:

ln -s libSquidstatLibrary.1.0.0.dylib libSquidstatLibrary.dylib
ln -s libSquidstatLibrary.1.0.0.dylib libSquidstatLibrary.1.dylib
ln -s libSquidstatLibrary.1.0.0.dylib libSquidstatLibrary.1.0.dylib

@SGaist said in Why it is generating multiple library files instead of single file?:

Why do you want only a single file ?

I am trying to create the single files because of if user want to use libSquidstatLibrary library then they need to link only single library file instead for 4 files.

add also, I am trying to make single file similar to windows platform, so that I require to deploy only single file all time in future.

I am curious to know if all 3 library files are internally link to libSquidstatLibrary.1.0.0.dylib then Is it fine if user add only one file into them project libSquidstatLibrary.1.0.0.dylib

Is It fine if I will add in plugin in CONFIG ?

[Christian Ehrlicher]

@Yash001 said in Why it is generating multiple library files instead of single file?:

then they need to link only single library file instead for 4 files.

Can you explain this a little bit more - why does your user has to link to all 4 files, esp. when three of them are (correct) symlinks?

[Yash001]

@Christian-Ehrlicher said in Why it is generating multiple library files instead of single file?:

why does your user has to link to all 4 files, esp. when three of them are (correct) symlinks?

Sorry for silly question. I misunderstood about symbolic link. I got my answer user need to add libSquidstatLibrary.1.0.0.dylib file.

Thank you.