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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 14:32:46 -0500
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From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: libdinput.a
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At 02:18 AM 3/27/2004, you wrote:
>On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:07:08AM -0500, Larry Hall wrote:
>> At 08:50 AM 3/8/2004, you wrote:
>> 
>> >What version of DirectX is supported ? Or more exactly what version of DirectInput? 
>> >I need DirectInput 8, but LPDIRECTINPUT8, DirectInput8Create() are not recognized by libdinput.a (it seems like libdinput.a goes for DirectX 7). 
>> >Is the answer in the FAQ: 
>> >Why isn't package XXXX available in Cygwin? (Or, why is your package so out of date?) <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_toc.html>
>> >If so, can I link a gcc compiled program from cygwin against the static Win32 libs xxxx.lib ? (the -mno-cygwin flag is for dynamic linking). 
>> >Is there by any chance a libdinput8.a like in Dev-C++ ? 
>> >If nothing else works, can I link the MSVC libs as stated in the FAQ in: 
>> >How do I link against .lib files? <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_toc.html>
>> >I'm sorry if this question was asked before, it was not in the FAQ. 
>> >    A. Sava
>> 
>> 
>> Yeah, I'd say this entry is a bit out-of-date, though the information isn't
>> wrong.  You should be able to use the '.lib' files directly.  Just list them
>> like you would object files.  Feel free to make whatever additions are 
>> necessary to the DirectX stuff to support your work.  Please consider 
>> submitting patches for whatever you do.
> 
>I'd love to correct the entry, which appears to be
>
><http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC103>
>
>but I don't really know what's out-of-date. 


What's there is fine but a bit complicated for the (hopefully) typical 
case.  Presuming that 'foo.lib' is a static or import library with C-callable
entry points, you can list 'foo.lib' as an object file for gcc/g++, just 
like any other '*.o'.



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