.so file needed but only have .a

[jmadero]

Hi All,

I'm trying to compile the toolbox for a program called scilab and it's spitting out an error:

make[1]: *** [obj/release/cmd_arg_reader.cpp_o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/share/scilab/contrib/CUDA_toolbox/src/common'
make: *** [lib/libcutil.so] Error 2

Basically I'm starting with the last one and moving back. So I found that in my lib folder that contains libcutil it only has libcutil.a

which I found this explanation (last comment)

NVIDIA Forums > "Undefined reference to cutCreateTimer" on Linux

when I run the command they say (the second one) I get this:

/usr/bin/ld: bank_checker.cpp.o: relocation R_X86_64_32 against `BankChecker::bank_checker' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
bank_checker.cpp.o: could not read symbols: Bad value
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

any ideas? I really need this to work

[Segfault]

make[1]: *** [obj/release/cmd_arg_reader.cpp_o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/share/scilab/contrib/CUDA_toolbox/src/common'
make: *** [lib/libcutil.so] Error 2

The real error is before you get this. At least 10 more lines might help. Maybe more is needed.

[jmadero]

that's all that it spits out though ....

[Segfault]

Could you please describe a little better what is your goal and what steps you've taken. And links to the sources you are using.