Beginning C++ Compilers: An Introductory Guide to Microsoft C/C++ and MinGW Compilers

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B. I. Tuleuov, A. B. OspanovaBeginning C++ Compilershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9563-2_10

10. Libraries

Berik I. Tuleuov¹   and Ademi B. Ospanova²

(1)

Nur-Sultan, Akmolinskaia, Kazakhstan

(2)

Nur-Sułtan, Kazakhstan

 

In this chapter, we will talk about static and dynamic-link libraries and how to create them. We will also show that, contrary to popular belief, you do not need the Visual Studio compiler to create such libraries using the Microsoft C/C++ compiler.

10.1 Dynamic and Static Libraries

In this subsection, we will describe how to build libraries for different systems and platforms.

General ways of using libraries: Most of the libraries we are looking ...