importing Go is static linking or dynamic linking?

[Jessica Park]

When java...

can import .jar ... in this case, we call dynamic link..

How about golang?

Is it dynamic linking or static linking?

I need clear information.

Thank you.

[Ian Lance Taylor]

On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 7:22 AM Jessica Park
<outsider...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> When java...
> can import .jar ... in this case, we call dynamic link..
>
> How about golang?
>
> Is it dynamic linking or static linking?

A pure Go program that does not use cgo will use static linking on
most operating systems.

A mixed Go/C program that does use cgo will use dynamic linking on
most operating systems.

> I need clear information.

A more precise answer will require more details as to exactly what you
are doing and what operating system you are using.

Ian

[TheDiveO]

Actually, it depends on which std libs are used. https://www.arp242.net/static-go.html is a concise introduction. net and os/user normally prevent a static binary, unless build tags netgo and osusergo are used.