On 2015-05-05 02:08, Matt Gushee wrote: > [...] > But I'm wondering why I needed to do that. Is there some reason why it > would be a bad idea, or would not work, for find-library to test DLLs as > well as static libs? > [...]
Hello, while I am no expert on windows linkage madness, my understanding is that you are not really supposed to link directly against a DLL, but rather against a static import library that knows how to interface with the DLL. While some compilers can magically synthesize an import library given only a DLL and the right external function declarations, that is not necessarily reliable and correct and should only be used as a last resort when an import library is not available and cannot be compiled from source. That said, it usually does just work, especially if the DLL was translated with the same compiler supporting magic imports. I'm unsure whether the library detection code in the canvas-draw.setup file should be changed. Perhaps the behaviour of find-library should even be adapted in general, depending on the host compiler's capabilities. Ciao, Thomas -- When C++ is your hammer, every problem looks like your thumb. _______________________________________________ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
