From: "Sérgio Vale e Pace" <space AT gold DOT com DOT br>
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Subject: Re: .LIB to .A
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 03:01:37 -0300
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John M. Aldrich escreveu:

> Sérgio Vale e Pace wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> > I'm seeking for some tool to convert the MS SDK .LIB files to DJGPP
> > compatible .A files, if anybody have a clue of the existence of this
> > tool or for information needed to build something like that (.lib
> > structure, .a structure, etc...) please let me know.
>
> Converting between object formats for different compilers is generally
> impossible.  That doesn't mean that it can't be done, but you'll either
> have to search for a tool to make the conversion or write one yourself
> by hand.
>
> The real problem is that the MS SDK .LIB files almost certainly won't
> work even if they are converted.  See chapter 17 of the DJGPP Frequently
> Asked Questions list.

    Talking about conversion, I think that covert graphics to sound, or
something like that is impossible, convert between a object file to another,
can be done, since we are trying to change the format of the same kind
information.
    The chapter 17 of the FAQ says that 16 bits real mode librarys won't
work, but since MSSDK, I think, is protected mode 32 bits code, it will
probably work.

    Thank's for the comments, and if you find any new info on this tópic,
please, let me know.
    Sérgio Vale e Pace