Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] MXE: How to build a self-sufficient DLL that statically includes other libraries?

[Volker Grabsch]

Dear Matthias,

Matthias Geier schrieb:
> Static libraries can be converted to DLLs with gcc (which in turn
> calls ld) using the -shared flag. Without this flag, gcc would try to
> make an .exe file, which wouldn't work because there is no main
> function (and besides, I don't want an .exe file anyway).
> 
> The essential part, which took me quite a while to find out, is to use
> the option -Wl,--whole-archive;

That's really a great solution!  Kudos for finding that out.


Regards,
Volker

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Volker Grabsch
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