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I am writing an app right now that needs winmm.lib. I tried typing winmm.lib in the project properties under the correct section, but kept saying that does not exist. So i did a little research and found that if i type -lwinmm it works. I am using dev-c++. Can anyone tell me why this is and how the syntax worked? Thanks
>That confuses me =(
Get used to it. Good programmers are in a constant state of confusion.
>Looks like i have some quasi specifics to investigate! Up Up And AWAY!
Get used to it. Good programmers are in a constant state of confusion.
>Looks like i have some quasi specifics to investigate! Up Up And AWAY!
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Unix compilers by tradition omitted the library suffix when passing library names to the linker.
Dev-C++ uses the GNU C compiler, which inherits that tradition.
Dev-C++ uses the GNU C compiler, which inherits that tradition.
Standard unix style static library syntax is:
And you specify this to the GNU linker (used by dev-c++) using the -l option by name only:
The linker will then resolve this to the filename of the library.
libName.libAnd you specify this to the GNU linker (used by dev-c++) using the -l option by name only:
-lNameThe linker will then resolve this to the filename of the library.
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