c++ - How do I compile a .cpp source file into a .dll?

Question

How do I compile a .cpp source file into a .dll?

Answer 1

There are two steps you need to follow in order to compile a dll:

• Compile your source files to object files
• Link your object files to a dynamic link library (DLL)

Here is one example using gcc:

1. gcc -c source.cpp //compile sources; will output "source.o"

2. gcc -shared -o mydll.dll source.o //add -shared to create a dll, will output "mydll.dll"