How to make a DLL?

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Hi,
   I am a newer to Dev-C++, I want to use Dev-C++ to
build my dll.
   But if I add WinAPI functions (for example, TextOutA, GetTextExtentPoint32A, etc.), the complier will give me an error: "[Linker error] undefined reference to `TextOutA@16'" , Why I couldn't use WinAPI in my dll? 
   Thanks for help!

[Patrick Ogay]

Do you know, what the linker has to do?
mainly resolve unresolved references like  `TextOutA@16'".
To resolve these you have to provide the correct libs in the linker options.

for creating DLLs I found just this link:
http://webclub.kcom.ne.jp/ma/colinp/win32/dll/make.html
Pat

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Thank you!

If I change the Win32 DLL to Win32 static lib (in  "project properties" Tab), there is no problem.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

The detail compile information:

Building Makefile: "D:\EdrTest\Makefile.win"
Executing  make...
make.exe -f "D:\EdrTest\Makefile.win" all
dllwrap.exe --output-def libTest.def --implib libTest.a EdrLib.o  -L"C:/Dev-Cpp/lib" -L"C:/Dev-Cpp/lib" --no-export-all-symbols --add-stdcall-alias -o Test.dll

EdrLib.o(.text+0x3b):EdrLib.c: undefined reference to `GetTextExtentPoint32A@16'

dllwrap.exe: no export definition file provided
dllwrap.exe: creating one, but that may not be what you want
dllwrap.exe: gcc exited with status 1

make.exe: *** [Test.dll] Error 1

Execution terminated

[Nobody/Anonymous]

The detail compiling information:

Building Makefile: "D:\EdrTest\Makefile.win"
Executing  make...
make.exe -f "D:\EdrTest\Makefile.win" all
dllwrap.exe --output-def libTest.def --implib libTest.a EdrLib.o  -L"C:/Dev-Cpp/lib" -L"C:/Dev-Cpp/lib" --no-export-all-symbols --add-stdcall-alias -o Test.dll

EdrLib.o(.text+0x3b):EdrLib.c: undefined reference to `GetTextExtentPoint32A@16'

dllwrap.exe: no export definition file provided
dllwrap.exe: creating one, but that may not be what you want
dllwrap.exe: gcc exited with status 1

make.exe: *** [Test.dll] Error 1

Execution terminated