MinGW gcc generates .dll.a files, which are the link libraries, but it
can also use the plain dll to link against.
However, when you mention gdal16.dll, it sounds like you're trying to
link against a GDAL dll that was generated with VC. The C++ API is very
difficult to use from such dll when
Ari Jolma wrote:
oops, I believe it is not correct to say Swig bindings use some C++
API, but it is nevertheless sometimes hard/not possible to mix VC and
MinGW when developing for Windows
Folks,
I am interested in making use of the GDAL and OGR C API practical and even
convenient when GDAL