Re: [Dev-C++] dll or no dll

[Neszt T. <ne...@ss...>]

Hello!


Thank You for Your answer. That makes me clear many things.

> The header has all the function and variable declarations the program 
> needs, but the actual code is in the dll. That's just a dinamic link 
> library: a file outside the exe that has the code which has to be 
> executed, having the files for the exe included the header so they know 
> there are those variables and functions somewhere - in the external dll.

Ok, I see.

> If you want have that code inside the exe, then you need use a static 
> library, (those named libxxx.a). In your case your libxxx.a is what is 
> known as import library, which includes the symbols of the dinamic 
> library which have to be exported from the dll, but the code is still in 
> the dll.

So is that mean, that the static library and the import library is same
regarding the names? How can I find out, if my libaaa.a is static or
import library? (from the size?)

> The only solution is finding a static version of the dll. If it had been 
> built by you, simply make the project an static link library instead a 
> dinamic one (I mean, the project you used to build the dll). If it is a 

No, it is not bulit by me.

> dll from some library you bought, then you'll have to check the 
> documentation for if there is a static version or, if you got the source 
> and built it, checking the makefiles for if there is some option so it 
> builds as a static library.

It is not secret, the libraries is the glut and the fmod. As far as I
know, these are free and also the source code is available. Now, I tried
to compile both of them with dev-c++ without result. (Even nor dynamic nor
static library couldn't be create)


Regards,
 Neszt Tibor