Right. If you want a static library, you have to build one. An import library is not the same as a static library. In general, there's no reason you can't build a static library of you want one.
Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX At 10:46 PM 4/2/2002, Suhanthan Vanniyasingam wrote: >Hi Larry, > >Thankyou for your reply. > >I'm asking can we create static libraries(LIBs) rethar than dynamic >libraries(DLLs). I think the import library cannot be used alone as a static >library. Is it? > >Thank You, > >Regards, >Suhanthan, V. > >Suhanthan Vanniyasingam >www.eRunway.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:54 PM >To: Suhanthan Vanniyasingam; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >Subject: Re: Creating Static Libraries > > >At 02:47 AM 4/2/2002, Suhanthan Vanniyasingam wrote: > > > >Hi, > > > >I'm new to cygwin. I have found that we can create DLLs using > >Cygwin. So What abouts *.lib s? > > > >Is there any relationship between *.a created with cygwin and *.lib? > > >Yes. If the *.a is an import library (stubs referencing a DLL) rather than >a static library, the format is the same as the *.lib. > > > >Is it possible to use these *.a libraries with VC++? > > >Generally, so long as you don't use dynamic memory (or if you do, you need >to >be very careful about freeing it in the same library as it's allocated - >better to just stay away from it). > > > >Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] >RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com >838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office >Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
