From:	fjh AT cs DOT mu DOT OZ DOT AU (Fergus Henderson)
Subject:	Re: How to make import libraries?
6 Apr 1998 09:20:10 -0700 :
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To:	"Mark H. Wood" <mwood AT mhw DOT oit DOT iupui DOT edu>
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On 30-Mar-1998, Mark H. Wood <mwood AT mhw DOT oit DOT iupui DOT edu> wrote:
> I see lots of discussion and FAQ text on how to *create* .DLLs, but 
> nothing on how to *use* them.  The FAQ says I must link with an "import 
> library", but doesn't tell me how to create one from an existing .DLL.  

Generally you must first create a `.def' file, and then create the import
library from the .def file.

There's a program called `impdef' (I think) which you can use to create
`.def' files for existing DLLs -- it was posted to this mailing list
some time ago.

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