Re: [Mingw-users] Compiling SQLite extension library

[Greg C. <gch...@sb...>]

Let me mention a couple of things in addition to what Kai said.

On 2009-11-15 09:39Z, Gary_Gabriel wrote:
> 
> Successful commands:
> gcc -fPIC -lm -L../iconv/ -c -shared virtualtext.c -o
> libsqlitevirtualtext.so

'-fPIC' isn't needed for msw:
  http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.mingw.user/29370/
but AFAIK it's gracefully ignored (though it'll trigger a
diagnostic if you enable all warnings).

Libraries should be specified before files that depend on them:
  http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Specify_the_libraries_for_the_linker_to_use
so this:
  gcc -lm -L../iconv/ -shared virtualtext.c -o libsqlitevirtualtext.so
should be something like:
  gcc -shared virtualtext.c -o libsqlitevirtualtext.so -L../iconv/ -liconv

> BTW: another question in regards to Mailing List Etiquette: in
> Thunderbird using a plain text e-mail format does not allow Internet
> links. What does the etiquette say about inserting links in text e-mail?

You got it exactly right on the third line of the next paragraph,
in the text string beginning "http".

> PS. This notice is provided as feedback: the mailing list and the
> document "HOWTO Specify the Header File Include Path for use with MinGW
> Compilers | MinGW", http://www.mingw.org/wiki/IncludePathHOWTO as well
> as the document "A sample DLL " were helpful.