I'm trying to use xlsLib for creating Excel spreadsheets from a C++ application.
The trouble is that compiling xlsLib, I give a .a file (a GCC static library, generated by MinGW). But, my application depends on another API (PhysX
) that only compiles with Visual Studio.
Thus: is it possible to transform the GCC static library (xlslib.a
) to a Visual Studio static library file (xlslib.lib
)?
Here are two resources I have found useful:
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http://old.nabble.com/using-VC%2B%2B-.lib-with-mingw-td23151303.html
Edit. I can't find the link I was looking for. In the meanwhile, check this one out: http://www.willus.com/mingw/yongweiwu_stdcall.html
that's because the .a library does not include the debug info necessary for debugging. you need to tell the compiler to add debug info when in compilation if you want to debug it. for mingw, you need to add "
-g
" to CFLAGS when you run "make
", like "make CFLAGS="-g"
"As far as I know, they are the same thing. Visual Studio's
.lib
files are alsoar
archives containing object files. Did you try just renaming the file? :)The archives of static libraries generated with MinGW are generally compatible with Visual C++ compiler/linker. So, you should be able to use them directly by adding
.a
files to linker input in your project properties in Visual Studio:Properties
(Alt-F7).Configuration Properties->Linker->Input
.a
archives you need to uselibgcc.a
libraryAlso, there may occur problems regarding mixed C run-time libraries
properties of C/C++->Code Generation->Runtime Library
, but this depends on your build configuration you use with MinGW. Sometimes it is necessary to link againstlibmsvcrt.a
from MinGW but in many (if not most) cases it causes problems.Finally, this mixed MinGW and Visual C++ linking generally works but for C modules and it does not work for C++, as far as I know.