Re: Problem with cross build for windows on linux with shared libraries

[Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos]

On 09/05/2013 08:46 PM, B. Scott Michel wrote:

> ".def" symbol export files should be avoided, if at all possible. Use
> the '.dll.a' archives -- libtool ensures that the '.dll.a' files are
> properly generated.
> 
> However, this requires that the gnutls library do two things: (a) use
> symbol visibility attributes in the code to mark imported/exported
> functions, (b) arrange for the "right" symbol visibility when compiling
> the library vs. compiling non-library/application code. For the WinXX
> platform, import vs. export preprocessor header file management isn't
> complicated, but can be messy. There is a subtle benefit for the Linux
> and shared object platforms: gnutls can hide symbols and generally speed
> up dynamic linking (as opposed to making all symbols visible, which is
> the default.)

Hello,
 We use the gnu ld script option to specify the exported symbols. Isn't
this information being used in the windows platform?

regards,
Nikos