Re: [Mingw-users] Linking with Windows VSSAPI.DLL

[Greg C. <chi...@co...>]

On 2006-12-5 0:17 UTC, Chris Wilson wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, Greg Chicares wrote:
> 
>> NAME 'WHATEVER'
>> EXETYPE WINDOWS
>> IMPORTS
>>  _WhateverNameYouWant =GOOFY_DLL.GoofyInternalName
> 
> I tried to create a .def file, starting with either:
> 
>  	LIBRARY vssapi
> 
> or
> 
>  	NAME 'vssapi'
> 
> but in both cases, cygwin's dlltool tells me:
> 
>  	dlltool: Syntax error in def file vssapi.def:1
> 
> I don't have a definitive reference for DEF file syntax that's supported 
> by dlltool, so I'm stuck here :-(. Can anyone help?

Attached is a skeletal '.def' file that actually does nothing,
but should have valid syntax. I think it was created in the
days of steam-powered computers by some application generator;
it's from an ancient project and certainly ought to be valid.
I send it as an archive in order to make sure you have an
exact copy--who knows, LF vs. CR/LF might matter.

If this gives a syntax error, then maybe the dlltool command
isn't quite right. Please show the full command line to
produce that error, either with my '.def' file or with yours.
I seem to remember having a similar problem years ago, and
maybe seeing your command will jog my memory.