From: amsdenz@aavid.com (Amsden, Zachary) Subject: Linking libcrt in DLL files 4 Jun 1998 07:32:13 -0700 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com Is it possible to link the C runtime library in DLL files? I am trying to compile some Microsoft code from the latest platform SDK, specifically the spincube dll example and test. I am using the mingw32-gcc distrubution with the latest tools. I can not get the DLL to compile because it complains about missing references to _CRT_INIT. Checking the source code, it seems: BOOL WINAPI DllMain (HANDLE hDLL, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpReserved) .... * If your DLL uses any C runtime functions then you should * always call _CRT_INIT so that the C runtime can initialize * itself appropriately. Failure to do this may result in * indeterminate behavior. When the DLL entry point is called * for DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH & DLL_THREAD_ATTACH circumstances, * _CRT_INIT should be called before any other initilization * is performed. When the DLL entry point is called for * DLL_PROCESS_DETACH & DLL_THREAD_DETACH circumstances, * _CRT_INIT should be called after all cleanup has been * performed, i.e. right before the function returns. * \*********************************************************************** *******/ So it seems I need to call an initialization function for the C runtime library. My question is: Which library is this function located in? Should I call a mingw32 CRT init function, or do I call a MS CRT init function? What is this function called? Has anyone run into similar problems? Thanks, Zachary Amsden amsden@andrew.cmu.edu - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".