From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT acp3bf DOT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: djgpp, rsxntdj & MSSDK Libs
Date: 24 Jan 2000 14:33:18 GMT
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SpiffMan <spifficusmaximus AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:
> Do any of you know how to convert *.lib files in the M$-SDK to *.a files
> DJGPP and rsxntdj can use them. 

In a nutshell: you don't :-( It's practically close to impossible to
achieve that conversion.

For the usual 'import libraries', you can create them from scratch,
based on the DLL, using DJGPP/RSXNTDJ's own tools. But for truly
static libraries, you're almost certainly stuck.
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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