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Subject:  Re: Convert Cygwin .a library to Windows .lib
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>> I'm aware this question has been asked before (I googled), but found no
>> satisfactory answer. I've just compiled a Unix library (to *.a) in Cygwin
>> and I would like to convert it into a .lib file that I can link with the
>> Visual Studio toolchain.
> 
> Have you tried to rename it?

I'm aware of that option, but I'm also aware that ABI incompatibilities 
between gcc and Windows(?) mean that is not the always the right approach.


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