IMO the #cgo directive is just building the executable, not for running it. You can set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable before running the exeutable LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${PWD} ./app
On Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 7:19:36 AM UTC+3, Dean Schulze wrote: > > I'm following a simple example > <https://www.thegoldfish.org/2019/04/using-c-libraries-from-go/> of using > cgo to call a C library function from go. Executing the binary gives > > error while loading shared libraries: libperson.so: cannot open shared > object file: No such file or director > > > Here's the relevant part from the main.go file: > > /* > #cgo LDFLAGS: -L. -lperson > #include "person.h" > */ > import "C" > > > The file libperson.so is right in the same directory with main.go and > person.h. I've also created a soft link libperson.so.0 -> libperson.so but > that doesn't have any effect. I've tried this with go run and by go build > to create a binary but both give the same error. > > Does cgo recognize the LDFLAGS: -L. symbol at all? > > What do I need to do to get a go binary to call a C function in a .so? I > really don't want to put my .so in the /usr/lib directory just to get a > static linked binary for something like this. > $ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${PWD} ./app -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/c2e7899f-beb1-4946-af63-0846c8217301%40googlegroups.com.