Using a Command Line Compiler

This section explains the process of using a command line compiler to compile an RPC plugin.

1. Create a script to compile the RPC plugin. The example below is based on the "cc" compiler found on many UNIX-like operating systems.

   cc -I${HOME}/sybasec8/server/sdk/c/include \
           -o libmma.so \
           -L${HOME}/sybasec8/server/sdk/c/lib/ \
           -lc8_sdk_server_lib -lnspr4 -lplc4 -llibxml2\
           -fPIC \
           -shared \
           mma.cpp
   

   where mma.c is the name of your source code file and libmma.so is the name you'd like to use for the library file.

   -I specifies the directory(s) to be searched for #include files.

   -o specifies the name of the output file. Typically, this is a shared library file.

   -L specifies the directory(s) to search for library files that need to be linked with this one.

   -l specifies the names of the Sybase CEP libraries to link with to use the Sybase CEP functions.

   -fPIC specifies that the compiler should generate Position-Independent Code for dynamic linking.

   -shared specifies that the output will be a shared object library file as opposed to a stand-alone executable program.

2. Compile the code by executing the script.
3. Copy the shared library file to the server's bin directory. For example:

   /home/<userid>/sybasec8/server/bin