If you are using MingW to compile C++ code on Windows, you may like to add the options -static-libgcc and -static-libstdc++ to link the C and C++ standard libraries statically and thus remove the need to carry around any separate copies of those. Version management of libraries is a pain in Windows, so I’ve found … Read more
Assuming you’re talking about a static library, DUMPBIN /SYMBOLS shows the functions and data objects in the library. If you’re talking about an import library (a .lib used to refer to symbols exported from a DLL), then you want DUMPBIN /EXPORTS. Note that for functions linked with the “C” binary interface, this still won’t get … Read more
A library performs specific, well-defined operations. A framework is a skeleton where the application defines the “meat” of the operation by filling out the skeleton. The skeleton still has code to link up the parts but the most important work is done by the application. Examples of libraries: Network protocols, compression, image manipulation, string utilities, … Read more
For Visual Studio you’ll want to right click on your project in the solution explorer and then click on Properties. Next open Configuration Properties and then Linker. Now you want to add the folder you have the Allegro libraries in to Additional Library Directories, Linker -> Input you’ll add the actual library files under Additional … Read more
How to add local jar files to a Maven project?
Python has to read the library to run it, and to read it correctly, it must be decrypted. Otherwise how do you expect python to be able to run encrypted code? If you distribute an encrypted library, you have to add code to decrypt the library first before importing it. Otherwise there is no way … Read more