LOCAL_LDLIBS vs. LOCAL_LDFLAGS

Question

The Android NDK guide explains the two variables in the Adnroid.mk as follows:

LOCAL_LDLIBS - The list of additional linker flags to be used

Answer 1

It is possible that there is not a functional difference at the present time (or that this is a minor mistake in the documentation) but the intent (in accordance with longstanding tradition of naming variables of this type) is that:

• LOCAL_LDLIBS would specify libraries or at least objects to be linked into the result

• LOCAL_LDFLAGS would specify other configuration options to the linker