Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] Using DLLs instead of static libraries?

[Joost Kraaijeveld]

On Sun, 2010-02-28 at 20:50 +0100, Volker Grabsch wrote: 
> Joost Kraaijeveld <address@hidden> wrote:
> > [...] I would really like to use DLLs instead: I have a set of
> > rather large libraries with a lot of test programs that all link
> > to (most) Boost and (all) wxWidgets libraries and it is eating
> > my disks.
> 
> In that case I'd recommend to build one big application DLL
> file into which the application and all dependency libs are
> statically linked. Then, create small EXE files which are
> dynamically linked against that one DLL. This is cleaner and
> less hassle than using many small DLL files.
> 
> Alternatively, consider using the existing official DLL files
> provided with almost all libraries, instead of building your
> own DLL files.

I understand what you say. But this will require restructuring a fairly
complex build system that, at last, works on Linux (and all Unixes/Unix
clones I working on AND the standalone Windows environment that we also
have) and leads to at least 2 building infra structures. Which beats the
purpose of my Autotools effort. 

Back to thinking.

-- 
Groeten,

Joost Kraaijeveld
Askesis B.V.
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