Added documentation for static and shared linking suffixes
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ filter { "system:macosx" }
files "**.cpp"
```
+You may specify the linking mechanism explicitly for each library. To set the link type of a library explicitly, add a `:static` or `:shared` suffix to the library. Note that this functionality is only available for the `gcc` and `clang` toolsets.
+
+```lua
+workspace "MyWorkspace"
+ configurations { "Debug", "Release" }
+ language "C++"
+
+ project "MyExecutable"
+ kind "ConsoleApp"
+ files "**.cpp"
+ links { "LibraryA:static", "LibraryB:shared" }
+```
+
You may also create links between non-library projects. In this case, Premake will generate a build dependency (the linked project will build first), but not an actual link. In this example, MyProject uses a build dependency to ensure that MyTool gets built first. It then uses MyTool as part of its build process.
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