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Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 14:40:45 +0100
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Subject: Re: gcc links to libcmain when generating a dll
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On 23/05/2025 14:30, skidmarks via Cygwin wrote:
[...]
> Thanks!
> 
>> g++ -shared -flinker-output=dyn -o slip.dll *.o
> 
> ran with not errors.
> 
> Is there any documentation available on cygwin specific issues?
> This seems like a question that I should be able to answer on my
> own.

Indeed. We do ask people to read the FAQ before posting, and:

https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.programming.dll-building

points to

https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/dll.html

which is in need of updating, but mentions that you should use '-shared'.

But this isn't actually a Cygwin specific question. '-shared' is 
actually the right flag to use everywhere.

 > One residual question that a cygwin specific manual may answer> is 
why libcmain.a was included at all.

Because the linker thinks you are making an executable, which has to 
have a main function.

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