Re: Question about static and shared libraries and their usage in a binary on Windows in a autotools project

[Alexei Podtelezhnikov]

>> And as I prefer DLL compared to static lib, I know what to do :-)
> 
> I have the distinct impression that static libraries are rarely used under 
> Windows any more.

Perhaps I am off base here. Isn’t this why DLL comes paired with a LIB wrapper, 
while static is just LIB. VC links with LIB regardless.