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LINK32.EXE performs several functions, specified by one of the
following command-line options:
-LINK Create an executable file (linking)
-LIB Create or modify a library (librarian)
-DUMP Display information about a library
The LINK32 librarian is a fairly simple tool that adds, removes, and
extracts COFF object files from libraries.
The LINK32 -LIB options are as follows:
-DEBUGTYPE:{COFF|CV|BOTH} Do not use
-DEF:[filename] Create an import library
-EXTRACT:membername Extract an object file from a library
-LIST List object files in a library
-MACHINE:i386 Required with the -DEF option,
not used otherwise
-OUT:filename Specifies library name
-REMOVE:membername Remove object module from library
-SUBSYSTEM Do not use
-VERBOSE Do not use
The following examples demonstrate using these options to perform
common library management tasks.
Example #1
To build the library TEST.LIB that contains the modules A.OBJ and
B.OBJ, use the following command line:
LINK32 -LIB -OUT:TEST.LIB A.OBJ B.OBJ
Example #2
To modify the existing library TEST.LIB to add the modules A.OBJ and
B.OBJ, use the following command line:
LINK32 -LIB TEST.LIB A.OBJ B.OBJ
Example #3
To create a file that lists the object modules in a library, use the
following command line:
LINK32 -LIB -LIST TEST.LIB >TEST.LST
This command line generates a listing that contains the names of the
object files in the library; the listing does not list the routines in
each object file. To retrieve this information, use the -DUMP option.
Example #4
To update a library with a new version of an object module, use the
following command lines:
LINK32 -LIB TEST.LIB -REMOVE:A.OBJ
LINK32 -LIB TEST.LIB A.OBJ
No single command can do this. Avoid the following commands:
LINK32 -LIB TEST.LIB A.OBJ !if A.OBJ is in TEST.LIB
LINK32 -LIB TEST.LIB A.OBJ -OUT:TEST.LIB
LINK32 -LIB TEST.LIB -REMOVE:A.OBJ A.OBJ
NOTE: Modules cannot be added to a library which has had all of the
modules removed.
NOTE: The object module specified by -REMOVE:obj_name must
have the same case as shown by:
LINK32 -LIB -LIST
In other words, -REMOVE is case sensitive.