Are you interested in creating executable programs using GCC on Windows? You've come to the right place. In this Snapchat-style article, we'll walk you through the steps to link object files and libraries using GCC.

Step 1: Compile Your Source Code

Before we can link object files and libraries, we need to compile our source code into object files. You can do this by using the following command:

gcc -c file1.c file2.c

This command will compile file1.c and file2.c into object files file1.o and file2.o.

Step 2: Link Object Files

Once we have our object files, we can link them together to create an executable program. Use the following command to do this:

gcc -o program file1.o file2.o

This command will link the object files file1.o and file2.o into an executable program called program.

Step 3: Linking Libraries

In addition to linking object files, we can also link external libraries to our program. If you have a library file named libexample.a, you can link it to your program using the -l flag:

gcc -o program file1.o file2.o -lexample

This command will link the library libexample.a to your program.

Step 4: Specifying Library Paths

If your library is not in the standard library path, you can specify its location using the -L flag:

gcc -o program file1.o file2.o -L/path/to/library -lexample

Replace /path/to/library with the actual path to your library.

Congratulations! You've now linked object files and libraries using GCC on Windows. You can execute your program by running the following command:

./program

We hope this article has been helpful in understanding how to use GCC to link object files and libraries on Windows. Happy coding!