Cannot get the examle to link as a static library

[ShackGH]

Trying to test this in linux with net8.0, I've changed the .csproj as it complained that it couldn't find the lib path. But now am getting an error when running the app saying as follows;

System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load shared library 'nativelib' or one of its dependencies. In order to help diagnose loading problems, consider using a tool like strace. If you're using glibc, consider setting the LD_DEBUG environment variable: 
/workspaces/Test/app/bin/Debug/net8.0/linux-x64/nativelib.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/workspaces/Test/app/bin/Debug/net8.0/linux-x64/libnativelib.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/workspaces/Test/app/bin/Debug/net8.0/linux-x64/nativelib: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/workspaces/Test/app/bin/Debug/net8.0/linux-x64/libnativelib: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

The .csproj changes

    <ItemGroup>
        <!-- Generate direct PInvokes for Dependency -->
        <DirectPInvoke Include="nativelib" />
        <!-- Specify library to link against -->
        <NativeLibrary Include="../clib/nativelib.a" />
    </ItemGroup>

looks like it's not trying to link a static lib and is expecting a dynamic lib.

[smaillet]

It's worth noting that the technique demonstrated here ONLY works with AOT builds. It will FAIL to run (with the error described above) in a JIT scenario. This makes the whole "Direct P/Invoke" feature scenario highly dubious as debugging or testing an AOT build is still an exercise in frustration.

Also Note the example native code may need to be updated to build properly if building C++ files, it needs an extern "C" (If it is used in a .C file and compiled in ISO-C mode that isn't needed)