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How to include a 3rd party library in a project

Hello everyone,

I have been wondering this for a while, but only now has it become something I need to further my development on this project I'm working on.

Basically, if I download a 3rd party linux library, such as libssh2 (http://www.libssh2.org/), how do I go about making use of it in my software? So far I have gotten away with the basic linux provided libraries, but for something like this a pre-written API makes my life much easier.

What is the correct process to go about in order to build and include it into my current project? I have tried building it into my development playform using teh simple "./configure" command, but every time I compile it complains. The error specificall is "could not read symbols: File in wrong format".

I am working in C using code composer, developing for the AM335x start kit in linux.

Thanks in advanced.

Gregory Dias