On 19 June 2015 at 16:40, <sisyph...@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > -----Original Message----- From: leif > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 11:51 PM > To: mpir-devel@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [mpir-devel] Re: MPIR MinGW installation - "undefined > reference to '_imp____gmpz_init' > > You can also use GNU Binutils' 'dlltool' to create M$-compatible import >> libraries (*.LIB). >> > > Interesting .... I didn't know that. > I've built mingw-compatible import libs from dynamic libs in the past with: > > gendef xxxx.dll (creates xxxx.def) > dlltool --kill-at --input-def xxxx.def--output-lib libxxxx.a > > Is that output libxxxx.a also M$-compatible ? .... even though the > libxxxx.a that gets built as part of the routine mingw build is (I gather) > not. > Or does it require different flags to achieve the M$-compatibility ? >
So that second line creates a .a file? According to this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_archive_formats .a is almost exclusively used for unix style static libraries. I can't see that as a necessary step in the creating of a dynamic library for use on Windows. Are you sure this step is required/correct? Bill. > Cheers, > Rob > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "mpir-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mpir-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mpir-devel@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mpir-devel. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mpir-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mpir-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mpir-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mpir-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
