The Crypto++ Library, which is an open sourced C++ Cryptographic library, has a makefile for creating a static library. The library turns out to be a large library. Static link times when linking into my project aren't fast, particularily when used in a VMWare based development environment. To make linking and running faster, a shared library would be much better. I'm using the library in an Linux hosted Eclipse/C++ based IDE. Continue reading "Creating a Crypto++ Shared Library in Eclipse/C++" »