create .lib using Visual Studio

[ChristianEhrlicher]

.lib -> static lib msvc
.d -> static lib mingw

.a or .lib -> static import lib (mingw/msvc)
.dll -> shared lib

so you either have to create your lib as static lib or make sure to export (search forum for Q_DECL_EXPORT / Q_DECL_IMPORT) to functions/classes you want to access from outside the lib.

[pospiech]

.lib -> static lib msvc
.d -> static lib mingw

.a or .lib -> static import lib (mingw/msvc)
.dll -> shared lib

what is the difference between "static import" and "static lib" ?

I have the .a lib. But the code request the .lib file. Can I simply rename it?

so you either have to create your lib as static lib

The main question of this thread was the "how do I do this".

or make sure to export (search forum for Q_DECL_EXPORT / Q_DECL_IMPORT) to functions/classes you want to access from outside the lib.

This implies to change the whole code if the lib, doesn't it?
This is beyond the work I want to spent on the code of an 3dparty libary.

Matthias

[ChristianEhrlicher]

When you compile a library with msvc you will never ever get a .a lib
A static import lib contains only stubs to the functions in the shared lib. It's needed by the linker to resolve them.

When you use qmake -> RTM or just compile the code into your app instead creating an own lib.

[pospiech]

When you compile a library with msvc you will never ever get a .a lib

You are correct. I had an old .a file from a mingw compilation

I now added 'staticlib' to CONFIG and recieve a .lib file now.
Thanks,

Matthias