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Started by Nitage March 29, 2005 03:06 AM

1 comment, last by Cygon 19 years ago

Nitage

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March 29, 2005 03:06 AM

Is there a way I can take a DLL and statically compile it into my executable? I don't want to have to redistribute a paticular DLL with my project, but I don't have the source code or a static lib.

Fruny

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March 29, 2005 03:24 AM

Quote:Is there a way I can take a DLL and statically compile it into my executable?

None that I am aware of.

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Cygon

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March 29, 2005 03:30 AM

Under normal circumstances, no. A .dll has more in common with .exe files than it has with .libs, since a .lib only serves as a container for a set of .obj files produced by the compiler.

I know of a single tool which is able to convert .dlls into Visual C++ compatible .lib files, DLL to Lib. Took me quite some tries until the produced .lib files were working properly, thought.

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