how to create *.a to *.so in linux user-space?

Question

i done compile file makefile.am and i need shared link for my lib, for example after compile i see /usr/lib64/libtest.a but i need libtest.so because i need my lib to other C source file,

example :g++ -llibtest test.c

i read about this here but i not sure how to work and how to use ranlib or ar,there is any way for create *.a to *.so?

Answer 1

i resolve this issue with

./configure --disable-shared