How do I Create files needed to build and use DLLs under Linux?
You need to use command called dlltool. It create files needed to build and use DLLs. dlltool reads its inputs, which can come from the -d and -b options as well as object files specified on the command line. It then processes these inputs and if the -e option has been specified it creates an exports file. If the -l option has been specified it creates a library file and if the -z option has been specified it creates a def file. Any or all of the -e, -l and -z options can be present in one invocation of dlltool.
Here is an example of creating a DLL from a source file dll.c:
$ gcc -c dll.c
$ dlltool -e exports.o -l dll.lib dll.o
$ gcc dll.o exports.o -o dll.dll
Where,
- -c : Specifies that when dlltool is creating the exports and library files it should omit the ".idata5" section. This is for compatibility with certain operating systems.
- -e: Specifies the name of the export file to be created by dlltool.
- -l : Specifies the name of the library file to be created by dlltool.
Creating a program (from an object file called program.o) that uses that DLL:
$ gcc program.o dll.lib -o program
Read the man page of dlltool for more information.
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