Converting an old C library from static to dynamic

I'm trying to build a dynamic version of an old C static library. The static library, as it stands, references symbols which are defined in the program the static library is bound to. When I try to build this as a dynamic library I get:

ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64

messages. I suspect there is a way to work around this (weak references?) but I don't understand how to do it, and none of the online documentation and commentary I have found seems to help.

Does anyone have suggestions to offer?

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The static library, as it stands, references symbols which are defined in the program the static library is bound to.

That’s tricky to resolve because Apple platforms use a two-level namespace; see An Apple Library Primer for a quick intro to that concept.

The best way to resolve this is to carefully layer your code to put the symbols needed by this dynamic library into a separate dynamic library. Once you do that, you can import that library into both this dynamic library and your main program.

Is that feasible in your case?

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Thanks for the quick reply. I think I need to discuss this with the lead developer.

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