How to use GetAdaptersAddresses in DevC++?

[StephenNY]

Hi Everyone

I'm trying to use GetAdaptersAddresses function in DevC++.
From the MSDN website it seems i'm supposed to include these as the header.

include <iphlpapi.h>

pragma comment(lib, "IPHLPAPI.lib")

I have a question about IPHLPAPI.lib

I notice "libiphlpapi.a" in Dev's lib folder.

Isn't there some software that I'm supposed to use to convert this into an
.lib file for use in my program?

Thanks

Stephen

[cpns]

All #pragma directives are compiler specific, so the one in your example will
not work with GCC. The required bahaviur of a compiler when faced with an
unrecognised #pragma is simply to ignore it.

Microsoft's naming convention for libraries differs from GCC; so when MSDN
required XXX.lib, in GCC you use libXXX.a so the library you mentioned is
indeed the correct one.

What you need to do is #include the header and link the library. In GCC a
library in a standard path (i.e. specified on the command line by a -L
option) can be linked by adding -l<lib> to the project linker options. Note
that for a library libXXX.a, the correct option is -lXXX. The lib prefix and
.a extension are implicit. So in your case you need -liphlpap. Note also that
that is -l (lowercase-L), not teh number one or capltal-i for example.

I believe also that linking libraries is discussed in the "PLEASE READ
BEFORE POSTING A QUESTION" thread.

[laxman varada]

hi,

Isn't there some software that I'm supposed to use to convert this into an
.lib file for use in my program

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phe9oxis,
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