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

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Wed, 11 Aug 2021, Alexei Podtelezhnikov wrote:

> > > 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.

That makes sense.  The key issue is if the consumer of the header file 
wants/needs to have dllimport/dllexport enabled.

Bob
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