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Date:	Wed, 17 Sep 2003 10:06:38 -0400
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From:	Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Can .lib files be converted to .a files?
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At 10:24 AM 9/17/2003, Ronald Landheer-Cieslak you wrote:
>On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 09:45:06AM -0400,  craig  grossbach wrote:
>> Does someone know of a way to convert a .lib file to it's 
>> .a counterpart? I need to get pcscal32.lib to be 
>> libpcscal32.a. Thank you.
>If pcscal32.lib was written in C and compiled by MSVC, just rename it.


Or just use the library directly by listing it on the link line explicitly
vs the -lpcscal32 syntax for gcc libraries.


>If it was not written in C, you're out of luck: there are ABI differences
>that you won't be able to get around without recompiling.
>
>If it was not compiled by MSVC (or something compatible), you'll have to use
>whatever your compiler offers to convert it - if anything. Otherwise, 
>recompiling is the only thing you can do.
>
>HTH
>
>rlc
>
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