[Buildroot] [PATCH v3] mediastreamer: fix avcodec functions conflict

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 04/09/2018 23:56, Peter Korsgaard wrote:
>>>>>> "Giulio" == Giulio Benetti <giulio.benetti at micronovasrl.com> writes:
> 
> Hi,
> 
>  >> Committed after extending the commit message to clarify that this is
>  >> about static linking, thanks.
> 
>  > Sorry for my ignorance, so library order during linking is an issue only
>  > with static libraries?
> 
> Yes, when statically linking ld will only pull in the object files
> containing referenced symbols, so you need to list the libraries in the
> dependency order (E.G. if you call a function in library a that in turn
> calls a function in library b then you must use -la -b).
> 
> For details, see
> E.G. https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2013/07/09/library-order-in-static-linking

 Note the explanation of --start-group/--end-group, which is sometimes the
easiest way to fix a linking order issue.

 Regards,
 Arnout

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