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| author | Valentin Popov <valentin@popov.link> | 2023-05-05 15:11:07 +0300 |
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| committer | Valentin Popov <valentin@popov.link> | 2023-05-05 15:11:07 +0300 |
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diff --git a/content/blog/create-lib-file-from-dll.md b/content/blog/create-lib-file-from-dll.md index 9ecb689..859bc3b 100644 --- a/content/blog/create-lib-file-from-dll.md +++ b/content/blog/create-lib-file-from-dll.md @@ -1,18 +1,18 @@ +++ -title = "Create \".lib\" file from \".dll\" (copy)" +title = "Create \".lib\" file from \".dll\" (archive)" authors = ["Adrian Henke"] date = 2023-05-04 +++ -> This's a copy of an existing post. -> The original article [is here](https://web.archive.org/web/20160228170508/https://adrianhenke.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/create-lib-file-from-dll/). +> This's a copy of a non-my post. +> The original article [is here](https://adrianhenke.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/create-lib-file-from-dll/) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20161118122539/https://adrianhenke.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/create-lib-file-from-dll/)). -When working with 3rd party win dll's you sometimes miss the according to the ".lib" file required to compile against it. -There is an [MS KB](https://jeffpar.github.io/kbarchive/kb/131/Q131313/) article showing how to generate a ".lib" file from a ".dll" however the required steps are not described detailed enough I think. +When working with 3rd party win dll's you sometimes miss the according to the `*.lib` file required to compile against it. +There is an [MS KB Q131313](http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B131313&x=1&y=15) ([archive](https://jeffpar.github.io/kbarchive/kb/131/Q131313/)) article showing how to generate a `*.lib` file from a `*.dll` however the required steps are not described detailed enough I think. So here is my quick guide. -Open the Visual Studio Command Prompt, you find its shortcut in _"Start -> Programs -> Microsoft Visual Studio Tools"_. -Now run the "dumpbin" command to get a list of all exported functions of your dll: +Open the "Visual Studio Command Prompt", you find its shortcut in "_Start_" -> "_Programs_" -> "_Microsoft Visual Studio Tools_". +Now run the `dumpbin` command to get a list of all exported functions of your dll: ```shell dumpbin /exports C:\\yourpath\\yourlib.dll @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ ordinal hint RVA name ``` Now copy all those function names (only the names!) and paste them into a new text file. -Name the next file "yourlib.def" and put the line "EXPORTS" at its top. -My "yourlib.def" file looks like this: +Name the next file `yourlib.def` and put the line "EXPORTS" at its top. +My `yourlib.def` file looks like this: ``` EXPORTS @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ jinit_c_coef_controller ... ``` -Now from that definition file, we can finally create the ".lib" file. -We use the "lib" tool for this, so run this command in your Visual Studio Command Prompt: +Now from that definition file, we can finally create the `*.lib` file. +We use the `lib` tool for this, so run this command in your "Visual Studio Command Prompt": ```shell lib /def:C:\\mypath\\mylib.def /OUT:C:\\mypath\\mylib.lib |