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sean:
I am a newbie with C::B.  I am using Visual c++6.0 compiler. I am trying to build a DLL project and it seems that C::B doesn't recognize the DEF file.

Is there a way to configure C::B to pick up the DEF file?

Thanks so much!!

morning:
you may add the followning flags to linker flags
 /def:"yourfilename.def"

in vc/vs,m$ do this job for you automatically ,it will insert this flag when invoke linker,but you need you do this manual in code::blocks.

adimsh:

--- Quote from: morning on July 07, 2008, 03:53:32 am ---you may add the followning flags to linker flags
 /def:"yourfilename.def"

in vc/vs,m$ do this job for you automatically ,it will insert this flag when invoke linker,but you need you do this manual in code::blocks.

--- End quote ---

Hi, thnaks for the tip, but did not work with me,

I choose from "Project"-> Build Options -> Linker Settings tab ->  Other linker options box, and add

/def:"yourfilename.def"

I get file not found error, I added an absolute path, "c:\yourfilename.def", and I get the error

--- Code: ---mingw32-g++.exe: /def:c:\yourfilename.def: Invalid argument
--- End code ---
I have the following in the def file:

--- Code: ---LIBRARY MT_TestDll

EXPORTS
MyMsg
--- End code ---

then I tried keep the def file inside my project main path, and added the absolute path of my project to Linker Search Directories in build options, and use the form: /def:"yourfilename.def" in liker options, the build was completed successfully but no ".DLL" file is generated, only a ".a" file.


Would you please tell me what I did wrong?

Regards,

keyser:

--- Quote from: adimsh on July 08, 2008, 04:51:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: morning on July 07, 2008, 03:53:32 am ---you may add the followning flags to linker flags
 /def:"yourfilename.def"

in vc/vs,m$ do this job for you automatically ,it will insert this flag when invoke linker,but you need you do this manual in code::blocks.

--- End quote ---

Hi, thnaks for the tip, but did not work with me,

I choose from "Project"-> Build Options -> Linker Settings tab ->  Other linker options box, and add

/def:"yourfilename.def"

I get file not found error, I added an absolute path, "c:\yourfilename.def", and I get the error

--- Code: ---mingw32-g++.exe: /def:c:\yourfilename.def: Invalid argument
--- End code ---
I have the following in the def file:

--- Code: ---LIBRARY MT_TestDll

EXPORTS
MyMsg
--- End code ---

then I tried keep the def file inside my project main path, and added the absolute path of my project to Linker Search Directories in build options, and use the form: /def:"yourfilename.def" in liker options, the build was completed successfully but no ".DLL" file is generated, only a ".a" file.


Would you please tell me what I did wrong?

Regards,

--- End quote ---

i am using MinGW packed with Code::Blocks. I found a way to use DEF file.

in Project => Build Option... => Linker settings , add the .DEF file to your project's link libraries , and then build the project, you will got what you need.

shen_li_li:
-Wl,--kill-at  --def=test.def

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