Win32 qmake: building a static library

[jacek]

but I get a Unix library built (e.g. lib<name>.a).

That's how MinGW names libraries. If you want .lib file, try this: http://www.mingw.org/mingwfaq.shtml#faq-msvcdll

[Amanda]

Thank you for your reply. However, msvcdll builds a dll for Microsoft Visual C++. I don't want to build a dynamic library, I'm building a static library. Also, I'm using Eclipse with MinGW not Microsoft Visual C++.

I thought lib<name>.a is the naming convention for a static library on Unix. Therefore, I assumed I am not building my library correctly on a Win32 platform - is that assumption correct?

Thanks,
Amanda

[jacek]

I thought lib<name>.a is the naming convention for a static library on Unix.

Yes, it is, but MinGW uses the same naming scheme for import libraries too.

[Amanda]

So the build was successful, and I can just rename lib<name>.a to <name>.lib?

Amanda

[jacek]

So the build was successful, and I can just rename lib<name>.a to <name>.lib?

If you want to use that library in MinGW, you don't have to do anything, and if you want to use it in a program compiled with MSVC, you shouldn't, since MinGW isn't binary compatible with MSVC and it just won't work.