DLL and LIB files - what and why? - Stack Overflow
May 27, 2009 · There are static libraries (LIB) and dynamic libraries (DLL) - but note that .LIB files can be either static libraries (containing object files) or import libraries (containing symbols to …
c++ - What is inside .lib file of Static library, Statically linked ...
A lib file is just a collection of related obj files, much like putting obj files in a directory. That is essentially what a lib file is, a library of obj files.
Visual Studio: What exactly are lib files (used for)?
Mar 3, 2010 · In simple terms, yes - .lib files are just a collection of .obj files. There is a slight complication on Windows that you can have two classes of lib files. Static lib files essentially …
How to See the Contents of Windows library (*.lib)
Nov 20, 2008 · I have a binary file - Windows static library (*.lib). Is there a simple way to find out names of the functions and their interface from that library ? Something similar to emfar and …
What's the difference between .lib and .a files? - Stack Overflow
Feb 25, 2010 · On Windows, there are .lib files, which are quite the same thing, but for Windows instead of Unix. An additional subtlety is that in order to link some code against a DLL (on …
What's the format of .lib in windows? - Stack Overflow
Sep 28, 2010 · There is 2 kind of files with .lib extension : the static library (for static linking) The import library (for dynamic linking) Both are an archive of COFF files. The format of this …
c++ - How to use Libraries - Stack Overflow
Apr 28, 2012 · To use libraries in C or C++ you've got to have a .lib-file (or .a-file for most POSIX or GCC toolchain based compilers) and the prototypes of the functions which are compiled …
Build Succeeded, but no .lib file gets created - Stack Overflow
Oct 16, 2010 · Under 'Librarian', check 'Output File' - that's where the output should go. If this looks right, try dir /s *.lib in a suitable subdirectory for your project, to see if you can locate the …
c - What are .a and .so files? - Stack Overflow
Mar 21, 2012 · I'm currently trying to port a C application to AIX and am getting confused. What are .a and .so files and how are they used when building/running an application?
How do I build an import library (.lib) AND a DLL in Visual C++?
Apr 1, 2012 · 85 I want to have a single Visual Studio project that builds a DLL file and an import library (.lib) file. (An import library is a statically-linked library that takes care of loading that …