TransmissionZero / MinGW-DLL-Example

Example of how to create a DLL using MinGW, along with an application which uses that DLL.

MinGW DLL Example

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Terms of Use
• Problems?
• Changelog

Introduction

This is an example Win32 DLL and console application. It is intended to demonstrate how to build DLLs using MinGW, and utilise their functionality within a client application. It accompanies the Building Windows DLLs with MinGW article.

To build the application on a Windows machine, extract the contents of this archive to a folder on your computer. Open a command prompt, change to the directory where you extracted the files, and type "mingw32-make". The DLL and executable should be compiled, linked, and output as "AddLib.dll" and "AddTest.exe" in the "bin" directory. The import library will be created as "libaddlib.a" in the "lib" directory.

To build under another operating system, the Makefile will probably require some small changes. For example, under Fedora the 32 bit C compiler and resource compiler are named "i686-w64-mingw32-gcc" and "i686-w64-mingw32-windres". Also, your version of the make utility may be named differently--please check the documentation which came with your MinGW packages.

Terms of Use

Refer to "License.txt" for terms of use.

Problems?

If you have any problems or questions, please ensure you have read this readme file and the Building Windows DLLs with MinGW article. If you are still having trouble, you can get in contact.

Changelog

2. 2013-08-26: Version 1.1

   • Minor tweaks to the VERSIONINFO resource so that it uses constants rather than magic numbers.

3. 2011-04-16: Version 1.0

   • First release.

Transmission Zero 2017-11-10