Re: Using LIB Files in Delphi

"Chris.Cheney" <Chris.CheneyXXNOSPAMXX@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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"Maarten Wiltink" <maarten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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How can I use the LIB file under Delphi. Is there a simple approach,
or maybe I have to get a C programmer to write a DLL which wraps the
LIB file.

That's probably the simplest. Lib files are Right Out in Delphi as
far as I know.

Groetjes,
Maarten Wiltink




Alan,

Linking with C-derived object modules/libraries is something that I
have, so far, managed to avoid having to do. However, it is something
that I believe is possible - but I may be wrong.

See Delphi (7 or 2006, probably others too) Project Options - there
are options to generate C/C++ object files.

The utility coff2omf supposedly will convert LIBs to OMF. I believe
(but again am not 100% certain) that the .OBJ files that Delphi is
capable of linking in using the $L/$LINK directive are OMF.

Further research indicates that Borland's coff2omf won't do the job but
Digital Mars have a utility of the same name that might - however it's
chargeable. But see http://www.agner.org/optimize/#objconv for a free

"Object file converter

This utility can be used for converting object files between COFF/PE,
OMF, ELF and Mach-O formats for all 32-bit and 64-bit x86 platforms. Can
also be used as a cross-platform library manager, a dump utility, and a
powerful disassembler. Source code included (GPL)."

I've not used it myself ...

Chris


Google throws up a number of coff/omf hits particularly wrt linking
with Python.

I for one would be interested in hearing how you get on.

Regards

Chris

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