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From: "Martin Gainty" <mgainty AT hotmail DOT com>
To: "Lee, Robert C." <rc DOT lee AT ngc DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: library vis export library
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:47:35 -0700
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When referencing a dll function you must know its full signature to property
reference it..thus the need for an export specification
when creating a Static Lib *.a you can statically link in the entire library
into the binary and not worry about linker hunting down an exported function
(since it is already bound to the binary)
Hth,
Martin
*Like your name except E should replace the middle C*
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee, Robert C." <rc DOT lee AT ngc DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:40 PM
Subject: library vis export library


> I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question. In the Cygwin User's
> Guide, it shows how to create a dll with gcc with the -shared switch in
much
> the way you create a shareable library, but it also shows how to create a
> export library with gcc. In one case you end up with a dll; in the other,
> you have a dll and a .a file. Why would I use one over the other? And
what's
> the difference?
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
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