gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash -e

rm -rf build
mkdir build
cd build

echo "int main() {" > f.c

limit=${1-500}
for (( i = 0; i < ${1-500}; i++ )) do
  printf "%s\r" "$i"
  echo "void f$i(void) { }" > "f$i.c"
  echo "void f$i(void); f$i();" >> f.c
  gcc -shared -fPIC "f$i.c" -o "libf$i.so" &
  (( i > 8 )) && wait -n
  libs+=(-l"f$i")
done

echo "}" >> f.c

wait

gcc f.c -L. "${libs[@]}" -o f