DownloadImpLib SDK combines free programming tools for authoring custom import libraries with advanced features, like cdecl2stdcall conversion, importing by ordinal, removing original thunk, storing symbols from different DLL files in a single import library.
The ImpLib SDK is also useful to overcome any legal restrictions when redistributing the import libraries for certain DLL files, like the Microsoft® C++ runtime. The import libraries for the CRT or STL are part of the Windows SDK. Even though the SDK is available for free, redistributing these files is not allowed according to the current license agreements. An alternative is to generate these import libraries using the ImpLib SDK, as it doesn't restrict redistribution.
One of the ImpLib SDK tools is DLL2DEF. It's a command-line utility to extract the dynamic-link library symbols in plain text format.
Guide: https://implib.sourceforge.io/EN.HTM
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Features
- cdecl2stdcall conversion
- importing symbols by ordinal
- removing original thunk records (OFT)
- storing symbols from different DLL in a single import library file