Why are static and dynamic linkable libraries different?

Question

If both of them contain compiled code, why can\'t we load the \"static\" files at runtime and why can\'t we link with the dynamic libraries at compile time? Why is there a need

Answer 1

The difference is:

• Static libaries and compiled and linked
• Dynamic libraries are linked

References

• Avoiding LD_LIBRARY_PATH
• Shared Libraries HOWTO