Re: [CMake] How to link against a .dll with cmake?
> I know that target_link_libraries can be used to link a .lib , > > but how to link a .dll into the project? > > You do not link against a .dll in windows ever. John ___ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
Re: [CMake] How to link against a .dll with cmake?
>> I know that target_link_libraries can be used to link a .lib , >> >> but how to link a .dll into the project? >> >> > You do not link against a .dll in windows ever. > When you create a .dll there is also a small import lib associated with the dll. You link with that and when the application starts it searches the path for each dll it needs. John ___ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
Re: [CMake] How to link against a .dll with cmake?
mingw can link using a .dll On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 11:00 PM, John Drescher wrote: >>> I know that target_link_libraries can be used to link a .lib , >>> >>> but how to link a .dll into the project? >>> >>> >> You do not link against a .dll in windows ever. >> > When you create a .dll there is also a small import lib associated > with the dll. You link with that and when the application starts it > searches the path for each dll it needs. > > John > ___ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake > ___ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
Re: [CMake] How to link against a .dll with cmake?
> mingw can link using a .dll > I do not have much mingw experience but I have around 15 of windows and Visual Studio experience. With Visual Studio you absolutely do not link your application with .dlls. You use import libs with a .lib extension the same way you do with a static lib. This import lib is not a static lib however its much smaller. During the application load process .dlls linked using import libraries are automatically loaded. This is not the only way to use .dlls you can use them also without linking but there is much more work in that. John ___ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
Re: [CMake] How to link against a .dll with cmake?
On 25.07.10 00:57:14, John Drescher wrote: > > mingw can link using a .dll > > > > I do not have much mingw experience but I have around 15 of windows > and Visual Studio experience. With Visual Studio you absolutely do not > link your application with .dlls. You use import libs with a .lib > extension the same way you do with a static lib. This import lib is > not a static lib however its much smaller. During the application load > process .dlls linked using import libraries are automatically loaded. > This is not the only way to use .dlls you can use them also without > linking but there is much more work in that. Same goes for mingw, but it has a way of extracting the import library from a .dll, see http://www.stats.uwo.ca/faculty/murdoch/software/compilingDLLs/existingDLL.html Andreas -- You are fairminded, just and loving. ___ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
Re: [CMake] How to link against a .dll with cmake?
The documentation is not current. Mingw can now link directly to a .dll. See the "direct linking to a dll" section here ... http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/gnu-linker/win32.html On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Andreas Pakulat wrote: > On 25.07.10 00:57:14, John Drescher wrote: >> > mingw can link using a .dll >> > >> >> I do not have much mingw experience but I have around 15 of windows >> and Visual Studio experience. With Visual Studio you absolutely do not >> link your application with .dlls. You use import libs with a .lib >> extension the same way you do with a static lib. This import lib is >> not a static lib however its much smaller. During the application load >> process .dlls linked using import libraries are automatically loaded. >> This is not the only way to use .dlls you can use them also without >> linking but there is much more work in that. > > Same goes for mingw, but it has a way of extracting the import library > from a .dll, see > http://www.stats.uwo.ca/faculty/murdoch/software/compilingDLLs/existingDLL.html > > Andreas > > -- > You are fairminded, just and loving. > ___ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake > ___ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
