Re: Making .lib import libraries with libtool

[Roumen Petrov]

LRN wrote:
> I have a project that uses autoconf/automake/libtool, and it produces
> shared libraries (on Windows that would be .dll) and static libraries
> (.a). Which modifications are necessary for it to start outputing .lib
> libraries (the ones that could be linked with link.exe) along with
> .dll's? I can hack configure script and add calls to lib.exe, but that
> doesn't seem right, and i would rather try doing that in configure.ac.

You didn't specify compiler. If it is GCC(mingwXX target) compiler 
produce import libraries with suffix ".dll.a". In most cases just 
changing suffix work. Exception is both direction (.lib<->.dll.a) is for 
exported variables.
In general even MSVC didn't produce compatible import libraries. Library 
created by compiler version X may not work for version Y. I'm not 
informed that this issue is resolved.
Def-files are more portable and some projects prefer this way.

Roumen