Gen RI Triggers for Linux Static/Archive versus Dynamic/Shared

Products

• Gen
• Gen - Run Time Distributed
• Gen - Workstation Toolset
• Gen - Host Encyclopedia

Issue/Introduction

Attempting generate Static RI Trigger Library <RI_Filename>.a but only see Dynamic library <RI_Filename>.so for Linux.

Environment

Release : 8.5 and 8.6

Component : Gen Generator, Distributed

Resolution

When 'generating' the triggers on the Toolset for Linux, the .rmt remote file created from this generation is not going to be static (archive) or dynamic (shared).  Users would set the generation defaults similar to this, for the RI generation. 

Note that the type of install is 'Remote', creating a Cascade.rmt file to be 'built' on the Linux Gen Implementation Toolset (Build Tool). 

In order to make the RI Trigger Library Static (Archive) during the build process, users would need to set the profile token 'OPTIONS.OPT.LIBTYPE=ARCHIVE' within the user profile file that is referenced during the build process.

Regarding the profile token, it is the same in 8.5 as in 8.6, it is either set to 'SHARED' or 'ARCHIVE' for this token within the user profile file for the token 'OPTIONS.OPT.LIBTYPE'.  If the token is not set, the default is 'SHARED'. 

Reference the documentation link here: Gen™ 8.6 > Developing > Working with Build Tool > Profile Token Descriptions

The profile file referenced during the build process is of the naming convention 'user.<profile_name>.profile', this file contains the tokens needed from the above documentation reference.